CVE-2023-29204: 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
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References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-xwph-x6xj-wggv
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/e4f7f68e93cb08c25632c126356d218abf192d1e
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-jp55-vvmf-63mv
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-xwph-x6xj-wggv
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-10309
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19994
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