CVE-2021-21379
published 2021-03-12CVE-2021-21379: XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions of XWiki Platform, the…
PriorityP427medium5.4CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUIRSCCLILAN
EPSS
0.46%
36.6th percentile
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions of XWiki Platform, the `{{wikimacrocontent}}` executes the content with the rights of the wiki macro author instead of the caller of that wiki macro. This makes possible to inject scripts through it and they will be executed with the rights of the wiki macro (very often a user which has Programming rights). Fortunately, no such macro exists by default in XWiki Standard but one could have been created or installed with an extension. This vulnerability has been patched in versions XWiki 12.6.3, 11.10.11 and 12.8-rc-1. There is no easy workaround other than disabling the affected macros. Inserting content in a safe way or knowing what is the user who called the wiki macro is not easy.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki | >= 11.4 < 11.10.11 | 11.10.11 |
| xwiki | xwiki | >= 12.0 < 12.6.3 | 12.6.3 |
| xwiki | xwiki | 12.7 – 12.7.1 | — |
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | — | — |
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | — | — |
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.03.5LOWAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
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OSV
It's possible to execute anything with the rights of the author of a macro which uses the {{wikimacrocontent}} macro
osv·2021-03-23
CVE-2021-21379 [LOW] It's possible to execute anything with the rights of the author of a macro which uses the {{wikimacrocontent}} macro
It's possible to execute anything with the rights of the author of a macro which uses the {{wikimacrocontent}} macro
### Impact
The `{{wikimacrocontent}}` executes the content with the rights of the wiki macro author instead of the caller of that wiki macro. This makes possible to inject scripts through it and they will be executed with the rights of the wiki macro (very often a user which has Programming rights).
Fortunately, no such macro exists by default in XWiki Standard but one could have been created or installed with an extension.
### Patches
It has been patched in versions XWiki 12.6.3, 11.10.11 and 12.8-rc-1.
### Workarounds
There is no easy workaround other than disabling the affected macros.
Inserting content in a safe way or knowing what is the user who called the wiki
GHSA
It's possible to execute anything with the rights of the author of a macro which uses the {{wikimacrocontent}} macro
ghsa·2021-03-23
CVE-2021-21379 [LOW] CWE-281 It's possible to execute anything with the rights of the author of a macro which uses the {{wikimacrocontent}} macro
It's possible to execute anything with the rights of the author of a macro which uses the {{wikimacrocontent}} macro
### Impact
The `{{wikimacrocontent}}` executes the content with the rights of the wiki macro author instead of the caller of that wiki macro. This makes possible to inject scripts through it and they will be executed with the rights of the wiki macro (very often a user which has Programming rights).
Fortunately, no such macro exists by default in XWiki Standard but one could have been created or installed with an extension.
### Patches
It has been patched in versions XWiki 12.6.3, 11.10.11 and 12.8-rc-1.
### Workarounds
There is no easy workaround other than disabling the affected macros.
Inserting content in a safe way or knowing what is the user who called the wiki
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2021-03-12
Published