CVE-2022-29252 is a vulnerability in Xwiki
Published on May 25, 2022
Cross-site Scripting in XWiki Platform Wiki UI Main Wiki
XWiki Platform Wiki UI Main Wiki is a package for managing subwikis. Starting with version 5.3-milestone-2, XWiki Platform Wiki UI Main Wiki contains a possible cross-site scripting vector in the `WikiManager.JoinWiki ` wiki page related to the "requestJoin" field. The issue is patched in versions 12.10.11, 14.0-rc-1, 13.4.7, and 13.10.3. The easiest available workaround is to edit the wiki page `WikiManager.JoinWiki` (with wiki editor) according to the suggestion provided in the GitHub Security Advisory.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-29252 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Types
What is a Basic XSS Vulnerability?
The software receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This may allow such characters to be treated as control characters, which are executed client-side in the context of the user's session. Although this can be classified as an injection problem, the more pertinent issue is the improper conversion of such special characters to respective context-appropriate entities before displaying them to the user.
CVE-2022-29252 has been classified to as a Basic XSS vulnerability or weakness.
What is an Output Sanitization Vulnerability?
The software prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.
CVE-2022-29252 has been classified to as an Output Sanitization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-29252
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Affected Versions
xwiki-platform:- Version >= 5.3-milestone-2, < 12.10.11 is affected.
- Version >= 13.0, < 13.4.7 is affected.
- Version >= 13.5, < 13.10.3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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