CVE-2020-15252: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

October 16, 2020 (updated November 19, 2021)

In XWiki before version 12.5 and 11.10.6, any user with SCRIPT right (EDIT right before XWiki 7.4) can gain access to the application server Servlet context which contains tools allowing to instantiate arbitrary Java objects and invoke methods that may lead to arbitrary code execution. This is patched in XWiki 12.5 and XWiki 11.10.6.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-5hv6-mh8q-q9v8
github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-5hv6-mh8q-q9v8
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15252

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