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GHSA-phwm-87rg-27qq
No affected components available
Impact
It's possible to perform an XSS by forging a request to a delete attachment action with a specific attachment name. Now this XSS can be exploited only if the attacker knows the CSRF token of the user, or if the user ignores the warning about the missing CSRF token.
Patches
The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.1-rc-1 and XWiki 14.10.6.
Workarounds
There's no workaround for this other than upgrading XWiki.
References
- Jira ticket: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20339
- Commit containing the fix: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/35e9073ffec567861e0abeea072bd97921a3decf
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org
- Email us at Security Mailing List
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs high-level or administrative privileges. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.
Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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