Cross-site scripting via prefix-matched data attributes
Published May 9, 2023 · Updated Jan 28, 2025
Cross-site scripting in XWiki Commons 14.6-rc-1 through 14.10.3 allows remote authenticated users to run JavaScript via crafted data attributes. SecureHTMLElementSanitizer accepted a data attribute when its regular expression matched only a valid prefix, leaving trailing slash, greater-than, or colon characters unchecked. Exploitation requires rendered attacker-controlled XWiki content and user interaction; execution occurs in the affected session, and programming rights enable server-side code execution.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in XWiki Commons 14.6-rc-1 through 14.10.3 allows remote authenticated users to run JavaScript via crafted data attributes. SecureHTMLElementSanitizer accepted a data attribute when its regular expression matched only a valid prefix, leaving trailing slash, greater-than, or colon characters unchecked. Exploitation requires rendered attacker-controlled XWiki content and user interaction; execution occurs in the affected session, and programming rights enable server-side code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-31126
- Published
- May 9, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 28, 2025
- Vendor
- CryptPad
- Product
- XWiki Commons
- Classifications
- CWE-86, CWE-79, T1189
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 9, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=>= 14.6-rc-1, < 14.10.4
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Invalid data-attribute XWiki link payloadproof of concept · demonstrated
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