CVE-2022-36094 XWiki Platform Web Parent POM vulnerable to XSS in the attachment history
Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers by uploading attachments with malicious names, affecting XWiki users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-36094?
CVE-2022-36094 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 8 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
XWiki Platform Web Parent POM contains Web resources for the XWiki platform, a generic wiki platform. Starting with version 1.0 and prior to versions 13.10.6 and 14.30-rc-1, it's possible to store JavaScript which will be executed by anyone viewing the history of an attachment containing javascript in its name. This issue has been patched in XWiki 13.10.6 and 14.3RC1. As a workaround, it is possible to replace `viewattachrev.vm`, the entry point for this attack, by a patched version from the patch without updating XWiki.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36094?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web Maven | From 1.0 | 13.10.6 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web Maven | From 1.0 | 13.10.6 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web Maven | From 14.0 | 14.3-rc-1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web Maven | From 14.0 | 14.3-rc-1 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2022-36094?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web to a fixed version for your release line: 13.10.6 or 14.3-rc-1.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-36094 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-36094 exists.
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- CVE-2025-24893 XWiki Platform Eval Injection
- CVE-2025-53836 XWiki Rendering is vulnerable to RCE attacks when processing nested macros
- CVE-2024-55662 XWiki allows remote code execution through the extension sheet
- CVE-2024-55877 XWiki allows remote code execution from account through macro descriptions and XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList
- CVE-2024-37901 XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxf2-4r22-5hq9.