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CVE-2024-37900: XWiki Platform vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting through attachment filename in uploader

July 31, 2024 (updated November 18, 2024)

When uploading an attachment with a malicious filename, malicious JavaScript code could be executed. This requires a social engineering attack to get the victim into uploading a file with a malicious name. The malicious code is solely executed during the upload and affects only the user uploading the attachment. While this allows performing actions in the name of that user, it seems unlikely that a user wouldn’t notice the malicious filename while uploading the attachment.

In order to reproduce, as any user, create a file named "><img src=1 onerror=alert(1)>.jpg. Then go to any page where you have edit rights and upload the file in the attachments tab. If alerts appear and display “1”, then the instance is vulnerable.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-wf3x-jccf-5g5g
  • github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
  • github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/6cdd69d31d6bf3caa7f40ec55eb317e4e528ad28
  • github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/8b8a2d80529b9a9c038014c1eb6c2adc08069dfd
  • github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/910a5018a50039e8b24556573dfe342f143ef949
  • github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9df46f8e5313af46f93bccd1ebc682e28126573f
  • github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-wf3x-jccf-5g5g
  • jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19602
  • jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19611
  • jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21769
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37900

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.2-milestone-3 before 14.10.21, all versions starting from 15.0-rc-1 before 15.5.5, all versions starting from 15.6-rc-1 before 15.10.6, all versions starting from 16.0.0-rc-1 before 16.0.0

Fixed versions

  • 14.10.21
  • 15.5.5
  • 15.10.6
  • 16.0.0

Solution

Upgrade to versions 14.10.21, 15.10.6, 15.5.5, 16.0.0 or above.

Impact 4.6 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
  • CWE-96: Improper Neutralization of Directives in Statically Saved Code ('Static Code Injection')

Source file

maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-web-war/CVE-2024-37900.yml

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