CVE-2023-35151 XWiki Platform may show email addresses in clear in REST results
Attackers can retrieve obfuscated passwords via REST endpoints, exposing sensitive user data in XWiki Platform.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-35151?
CVE-2023-35151 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 23 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 7.3-milestone-1 and prior to versions 14.4.8, 14.10.6, and 15.1, ny user can call a REST endpoint and obtain the obfuscated passwords, even when the mail obfuscation is activated. The issue has been patched in XWiki 14.4.8, 14.10.6, and 15.1. There is no known workaround.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-35151?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 14.5 | 14.10.6 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 14.5 | 14.10.6 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 15.0-rc-1 | 15.1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 15.0-rc-1 | 15.1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 7.3-milestone-1 | 14.4.8 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 7.3-milestone-1 | 14.4.8 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2023-35151?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server to a fixed version for your release line: 14.10.6, 15.1 or 14.4.8.
Is CVE-2023-35151 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-35151 exists.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-8g9c-c9cm-9c56.