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SCA: security update for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (GHSA-5c66-v29h-xjh8)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 410754

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it.
 It is possible to persistently inject scripts in XWiki versions prior to 12.6.3 and 12.8. Unregistred
 users can fill simple text fields. Registered users can fill in their personal information and (if they
 have edit rights) fill the values of static lists using App Within Minutes. There is no easy workaround
 except upgrading XWiki. The vulnerability has been patched on XWiki 12.8 and 12.6.3. (CVE-2021-29459)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5c66-v29h-xjh8

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 410754

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 8.67

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-29459

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/22/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-29459

cwe: CWE-79