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CVE-2023-27480: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

March 8, 2023

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions any user with edit rights on a document can trigger an XAR import on a forged XAR file, leading to the ability to display the content of any file on the XWiki server host. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7 and 14.10-rc-1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may apply the patch e3527b98fd manually.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-gx4f-976g-7g6v
  • github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/e3527b98fdd8dc8179c24dc55e662b2c55199434
  • github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-gx4f-976g-7g6v
  • jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20320
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27480

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.1-milestone-3 before 13.10.11, all versions starting from 14.0 before 14.4.7, all versions starting from 14.5 before 14.10-rc-1

Fixed versions

  • 13.10.11
  • 14.4.7
  • 14.10-rc-1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10-rc-1 or above. *Note*: 14.10-rc-1 may be an unstable version. Use caution.

Impact 7.7 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
  • CWE-707: Improper Neutralization

Source file

maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-xar-model/CVE-2023-27480.yml

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