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TI-2023-17606 Aliases CVE-2023-35160GHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3

XWiki Platform vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting via back and xcontinue parameters in resubmit template

Priority HIGH 76CWE-87Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Users are able to forge an URL with a payload allowing to inject Javascript in the page (XSS). It's possible to exploit the resubmit template to perform a XSS, e.g. by using URL such as: > xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/Main xpage=resubmit&resubmit=javascript:alert(document.domain)&xback=javascript:alert(document.domain). This vulnerability exists since XWiki 2.5-milestone-2. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.5 and 15.1-rc-1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02268 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed xwiki-platform (xwiki): 14.10.5, 15.1-rc-1org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven): 14.10.5, 15.1-rc-1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
XWikixwiki-platform2.5-milestone-2 to before 14.10.5; 15.0-rc-1 to before 15.1-rc-114.10.5, 15.1-rc-1Patch availableCNA
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven)2.5-milestone-2 to before 14.10.514.10.5Patch availableGHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven)15.0-rc-1 to before 15.1-rc-115.1-rc-1Patch availableGHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3
  • xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 2.5-milestone-2 to before 14.10.5; 15.0-rc-1 to before 15.1-rc-1 Fixed in 14.10.5, 15.1-rc-1 Patch available CNA
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.5-milestone-2 to before 14.10.5 Fixed in 14.10.5 Patch available GHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) Vendor— Affected 15.0-rc-1 to before 15.1-rc-1 Fixed in 15.1-rc-1 Patch available GHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 to before 14.10.5VulnerableXWiki
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:2.5:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5 milestone2VulnerableXWiki
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0VulnerableXWiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 to before 14.10.5 Vulnerable ·XWiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:2.5:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 milestone2 Vulnerable ·XWiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·XWiki

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 14.10.5, 15.1-rc-1
  • Fix · GHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) Fixed in 14.10.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) Fixed in 15.1-rc-1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-35160
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3

References

Patch 2

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2025-18595 Remote code execution as guest via SolrSearchMacros request in xwiki KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-25214 Remote code execution through the section parameter in Administration as guest in XWiki Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-23500 XWiki Platform vulnerable to SQL injection through getdeleteddocuments.vm template sort parameter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-23979 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server allows SQL injection in query endpoint of REST API CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2024-20829 XWiki Platform: Remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestSourceSheet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2024-14375 XWiki Remote Code Execution vulnerability via user registration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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