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🛡️ CVE-2023-29204 — xwiki

🟡 CVSS 4.7 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-601 NVD
4.7
CVSS Score
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Description

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Open Redirect vulnerability

Impact

It is possible to bypass the existing security measures put in place to avoid open redirect by using a redirect such as //mydomain.com (i.e. omitting the http:). It was also possible to bypass it when using URL such as http:/mydomain.com.

Patches

The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.10, 14.4.4 and 14.8RC1.

Workarounds

The only way to workaround the bug is by providing a patched jar of xwiki-platform-oldcore containing the following changes: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/e4f7f68e93cb08c25632c126356d218abf192d1e#diff-c445f288d5d63424f56ef13f65514ab4e174a72e979b53b88197c2b7def267cf.

References

  • Jira ticket of the reported vulnerability: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19994
  • Jira ticket of the original mechanism put in place to prevent open redirect: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-10309
  • Original advisory about open redirect: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-jp55-vvmf-63mv

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

  • Open an issue in [Jira](https://jira.xwiki.org)
  • Email us at [Security ML](mailto:[email protected])

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
  • Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
  • Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

CVE-2023-29204 is classified as CWE-601: Open Redirect. A redirect target is taken from user input, so a trusted link can send the visitor to an attacker's site.

Affected software

CVE-2023-29204 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (from 14.5 up to 14.8-rc-1)
  • xwiki

Timeline and source

Published on 12 April 2023 and last revised on 8 November 2023. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
jira.xwiki.org (Web)
jira.xwiki.org (Web)

Other advisories for this package

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-601: Open Redirect) in other software:

Details

Severity Medium
CVSS Score 4.7
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE CWE-601
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2023-04-12
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2023-11-08

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore 14.5 14.8-rc-1
xwiki — —

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