SCA: security update for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (GHSA-h8cm-3v5f-rgp6)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 415592

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.
Any registered user can exploit a stored XSS through their user profile by setting the payload as the
value of the time zone user preference. Even though the time zone is selected from a drop down (no free
text value) it can still be set from JavaScript (using the browser developer tools) or by calling the save
URL on the user profile with the right query string. Once the time zone is set it is displayed without
escaping which means the payload gets executed for any user that visits the malicious user profile,
allowing the attacker to steal information and even gain more access rights (escalation to programming
rights). This issue is present since version 4.1M2 when the time zone user preference was introduced. The
issue has been fixed in XWiki 14.10.5 and 15.1RC1. (CVE-2023-40176)

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 415592

Version: Revision 1.8

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: 9.38

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-40176

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/21/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/21/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-40176

cwe: CWE-79

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