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GHSA-qrvh-r3f2-9h4r
No affected components available
Impact
POST /wikis/{wikiName} executes a XAR import without performing any authentication or authorization checks, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to create or update documents in the target wiki
Patches
This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 16.10.17, 17.4.9, 17.10.3, 18.0.1 and 18.1.0-rc-1.
Workarounds
XWiki is not aware of any workarounds other than adding a rule into an HTTP proxy to prevent access POST request in the /wikis/{wikiName}[/] endpoint.
Resources
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-23953
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4b7b95b79256374d487e9ece1dc48f527966990f
For more information
If there are any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org
- Send an email to the Security Mailing List
Attribution
Reported by Sho Odagiri (GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae, Inc.).
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.
Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.
Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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