Vulnerabilities in pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-flamingo

PACKAGE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-6vgh-9r3c-2cxp
Advisory Summary

CVE-2023-29207 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.9) cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) affecting Xwiki platform flamingo skin resources libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves improper neutralization of script-related html tags (xss) in the livetable macro. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 13.10.10, 14.4.6, 14.9.

1 Known Advisory Record(s)
Package Vulnerability Intelligence

pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-flamingo

1 Known Advisory Record(s)

Vulnerability advisories affecting package pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-flamingo. Select an advisory below to view technical details or fixes.

Advisory ID CVE / NVD Severity Summary
GHSA-6vgh-9r3c-2cxp CVE-2023-29207 HIGH Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags (XSS) in the LiveTable Macro

CVE-2023-29207 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2023-29207
GHSA Identifier GHSA-6vgh-9r3c-2cxp
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 8.9
CWE Classification CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Product Xwiki platform flamingo skin resources
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 8.9

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required Low (PR:L)
User Interaction Required (UI:R)
Scope Changed (S:C)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability Low (A:L)

How to Fix CVE-2023-29207

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Xwiki platform flamingo skin resources dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources fixed: 13.10.10
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources</artifactId>
    <version>13.10.10</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin fixed: 13.10.10
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin</artifactId>
    <version>13.10.10</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo fixed: 13.10.10
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-flamingo</artifactId>
    <version>13.10.10</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates fixed: 13.10.10
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-web-templates</artifactId>
    <version>13.10.10</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web fixed: 13.10.10
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-web</artifactId>
    <version>13.10.10</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-web-standard fixed: 13.10.10
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-web-standard</artifactId>
    <version>13.10.10</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources fixed: 14.4.6
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources</artifactId>
    <version>14.4.6</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin fixed: 14.4.6
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin</artifactId>
    <version>14.4.6</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo fixed: 14.4.6
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-flamingo</artifactId>
    <version>14.4.6</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates fixed: 14.4.6
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-web-templates</artifactId>
    <version>14.4.6</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web fixed: 14.4.6
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-web</artifactId>
    <version>14.4.6</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-web-standard fixed: 14.4.6
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-web-standard</artifactId>
    <version>14.4.6</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources fixed: 14.9
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources</artifactId>
    <version>14.9</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin fixed: 14.9
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin</artifactId>
    <version>14.9</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo fixed: 14.9
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-flamingo</artifactId>
    <version>14.9</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates fixed: 14.9
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-web-templates</artifactId>
    <version>14.9</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web fixed: 14.9
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-web</artifactId>
    <version>14.9</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-web-standard fixed: 14.9
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-web-standard</artifactId>
    <version>14.9</version>
</dependency>
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.platform

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2023-29207, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.platform

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Xwiki platform flamingo skin resources in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 13.10.10), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.platform command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'), where the product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. In Xwiki platform flamingo skin resources, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

### Impact The [Livetable Macro](https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Livetable%20Macro) wasn't properly sanitizing column names, thus allowing the insertion of raw HTML code including JavaScript. This vulnerability was also exploitable via the [Documents Macro](https://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Documents%20Macro) that is included since XWiki 3.5M1 and doesn't require script rights, this can be demonstrated with the syntax `{{documents id="example" count="5" actions="false" columns="doc.title, before<script>alert(1)</script>after"/}}`. Therefore, this can also be exploited by users without script right and in comments. With the interaction of a user with more rights, this could be used to execute arbitrary actions in the wiki, including privilege escalation, remote code execution, information disclosure, modifying or deleting content. ### Patches This has been patched in XWiki 14.9, 14.4.6, and 13.10.10. ### Workarounds It is possible to apply the [patch](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/65ca06c51e7a1d5a579344c7272b2cc9a9a21126) to existing installations without upgrading. Only the files `skins/flamingo/macros.vm` and `templates/macros.vm` in the web application directory need to be replaced by a patched version. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/) * Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)

CVE-2023-29207 Affected Xwiki platform flamingo skin resources Versions

18 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
13.10.1014.4.614.9
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources
Maven
≥ 1.9-milestone-2
< 13.10.10
13.10.10
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin
Maven
≥ 1.9-milestone-2
< 13.10.10
13.10.10
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo
Maven
≥ 1.9-milestone-2
< 13.10.10
13.10.10
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
Maven
≥ 1.9-milestone-2
< 13.10.10
13.10.10
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web
Maven
≥ 1.9-milestone-2
< 13.10.10
13.10.10
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-web-standard
Maven
≥ 1.9-milestone-2
< 13.10.10
13.10.10
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources
Maven
≥ 14.0-rc-1
< 14.4.6
14.4.6
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin
Maven
≥ 14.0-rc-1
< 14.4.6
14.4.6
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo
Maven
≥ 14.0-rc-1
< 14.4.6
14.4.6
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
Maven
≥ 14.0-rc-1
< 14.4.6
14.4.6
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web
Maven
≥ 14.0-rc-1
< 14.4.6
14.4.6
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-web-standard
Maven
≥ 14.0-rc-1
< 14.4.6
14.4.6
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources
Maven
≥ 14.5
< 14.9
14.9
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin
Maven
≥ 14.5
< 14.9
14.9
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo
Maven
≥ 14.5
< 14.9
14.9
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
Maven
≥ 14.5
< 14.9
14.9
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web
Maven
≥ 14.5
< 14.9
14.9
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-web-standard
Maven
≥ 14.5
< 14.9
14.9

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-29207?
CVE-2023-29207 is a security vulnerability in Xwiki platform flamingo skin resources involving Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags (XSS) in the LiveTable Macro under CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting').
Which Xwiki platform flamingo skin resources versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 13.10.10, 14.4.6, 14.9 across affected packages: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-web-standard.
What version fixes CVE-2023-29207?
Upgrading to 13.10.10, 14.4.6, 14.9 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources affected?
Yes, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources is affected in releases prior to 13.10.10, 14.4.6, 14.9. Upgrade your dependency to 13.10.10, 14.4.6, 14.9 or later.
Is xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin affected?
Yes, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin is affected in releases prior to 13.10.10, 14.4.6, 14.9. Upgrade your dependency to 13.10.10, 14.4.6, 14.9 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-29207?
CVE-2023-29207 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.9 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2023-29207?
CVE-2023-29207 is classified under CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2023-29207?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.platform'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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