XWiki LiveTable UI mail obfuscation flaw v3.5 to <14.10.9
CVE-2023-38509 Published on November 7, 2023
XWiki Platform's obfuscated email addresses should not be sorted
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. In org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livetable-ui starting with version 3.5-milestone-1 and prior to versions 14.10.9 and 15.3-rc-1, the mail obfuscation configuration was not fully taken into account and is was still possible by obfuscated emails. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and XWiki 15.3-rc-1. A workaround is to modify the page `XWiki.LiveTableResultsMacros` following the patch.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-38509 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Resource Leak Vulnerability?
The software makes resources available to untrusted parties when those resources are only intended to be accessed by the software.
CVE-2023-38509 has been classified to as a Resource Leak vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-38509
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Affected Versions
xwiki-platform:- Version >= 3.5-milestone-1, < 14.10.9 is affected.
- Version >= 15.0, < 15.3-rc-1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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