CVE-2021-29459 CRITICAL

CVE-2021-29459: XSS Cross Site Scripting

Vendor Xwiki
Product xwiki-platform
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published April 20, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024

CVSS base score

9.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 20, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated

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