GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h
XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation (PR) from account through TipsPanel
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui | >= 8.1-milestone-1, < 14.10.5 | 14.10.5 |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui | >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.1-rc-1 | 15.1-rc-1 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
It's possible to execute any wiki content with the right of the TipsPanel author by creating a tip UI extension.
To reproduce:
* Add an object of type UIExtensionClass
* Set "Extension Point ID" to org.xwiki.platform.help.tipsPanel
* Set "Extension ID" to org.xwiki.platform.user.test (needs to be unique but otherwise doesn't matter)
* Set "Extension Parameters" to
```
tip={{async async="true" cached="false" context="doc.reference"}}{{groovy}}println("Hello " + "from groovy!"){{/groovy}}{{/async}}
```
* Set "Extension Scope" to "Current User".
* Click "Save & View"
* Open the "Help.TipsPanel" document at <xwiki-host>/xwiki/bin/view/Help/TipsPanel where <xwiki-host> is the URL of your XWiki installation and press refresh repeatedly.
The groovy macro is executed, after the fix you get an error instead.
### Patches
This has been patched in XWiki 15.1-rc-1 and 14.10.5.
### Workarounds
There are no known workarounds for it.
### References
* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20281
* https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/98208c5bb1e8cdf3ff1ac35d8b3d1cb3c28b3263#diff-4e3467d2ef3871a68b2f910e67cf84531751b32e0126321be83c0f1ed5d90b29L176-R178
### 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:[email protected])
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35166
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/98208c5bb1e8cdf3ff1ac35d8b3d1cb3c28b3263#diff-4e3467d2ef3871a68b2f910e67cf84531751b32e0126321…
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20281