GHSA-mvgm-3rw2-7j4r
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default required rights analysis doesn't consider TextAreas with default content type
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default | >= 15.9-rc-1, < 15.10.8 | 15.10.8 |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default | >= 16.0.0-rc-1, < 16.2.0 | 16.2.0 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
When editing a page, XWiki warns since version 15.9 when there is content on the page like a script macro that would gain more rights due to the editing. This analysis doesn't consider certain kinds of properties, allowing a user to put malicious scripts in there that will be executed after a user with script, admin, or programming rights edited the page. Such a malicious script could impact the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation.
To reproduce, as a user without script right, create a class with a `TextArea` property, create page with an object of that class and a Velocity macro in its content. Then, as an admin, try editing that page. Normally, there should be a warning but in vulnerable versions of XWiki, there is no warning.
### Patches
This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.10.8 and 16.2.0.
### Workarounds
We're not aware of any workarounds apart from not editing pages that might have been edited by untrusted users as a user with script rights, e.g., by using separate user accounts for admin and non-admin tasks.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.