org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Open Redirect vulnerability
Impact
It is possible to bypass the existing security measures put in place to avoid open redirect by using a redirect such as //mydomain.com (i.e. omitting the http:). It was also possible to bypass it when using URL such as http:/mydomain.com.
Patches
The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.10, 14.4.4 and 14.8RC1.
Workarounds
The only way to workaround the bug is by providing a patched jar of xwiki-platform-oldcore containing the following changes: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/e4f7f68e93cb08c25632c126356d218abf192d1e#diff-c445f288d5d63424f56ef13f65514ab4e174a72e979b53b88197c2b7def267cf.
References
- Jira ticket of the reported vulnerability: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19994
- Jira ticket of the original mechanism put in place to prevent open redirect: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-10309
- Original advisory about open redirect: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-jp55-vvmf-63mv
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Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore | >= 6.0-rc-1, < 13.10.10, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.4, >= 14.5, < 14.8-rc-1 | 13.10.10, 14.4.4, 14.8-rc-1 |
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-jp55-vvmf-63mv
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-xwph-x6xj-wggv
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29204
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/e4f7f68e93cb08c25632c126356d218abf192d1e#diff-c445f288d5d63424f56ef13f65514ab4e174a72e979b53b88197c2b7def267cf
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-10309
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19994
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-601- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore- Disclosed
- 12.04.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-xwph-x6xj-wggv - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 46
- First → latest
- 09.2020 07.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 12
- High 17
- Medium 15
- Low 2
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 2
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 12
- 2023: 15
- 2024: 7
- 2025: 6
- 2026: 3
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