Arbitrary file access through XML parsing in org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-xml
CVE-2022-24898

4.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Xwiki
Status
Xwiki-commons
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 April 2022

Summary

org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-xml is a common module used by other XWiki top level projects. Starting in version 2.7 and prior to versions 12.10.10, 13.4.4, and 13.8-rc-1, it is possible for a script to access any file accessing to the user running XWiki application server with XML External Entity Injection through the XML script service. The problem has been patched in versions 12.10.10, 13.4.4, and 13.8-rc-1. There is no easy workaround for fixing this vulnerability other than upgrading and being careful when giving Script rights.

Affected Version(s)

xwiki-commons >= 2.7, < 12.10.10 < 2.7, 12.10.10

xwiki-commons >= 13.0, < 13.4.4 < 13.0, 13.4.4

xwiki-commons >= 13.5-rc-1, <= 13.7 <= 13.5-rc-1, 13.7

References

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/security/advisorie...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/commit/947e8921ebd...
x_refsource_MISC
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-18946
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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