org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro vulnerable to Basic Cross-site Scripting
Impact
A user without script rights can introduce a stored XSS by using the Live Data macro, if the last author of the content of the page has script rights.
For instance, by adding the LiveData below in the about section of the profile of a user created by an admin.
{{liveData id="movies" properties="title,description"}}
{
"data": {
"count": 1,
"entries": [
{
"title": "Meet John Doe",
"url": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033891/",
"description": "<img onerror='alert(1)' src='foo' />"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"propertyDescriptors": [
{
"id": "title",
"name": "Title",
"visible": true,
"displayer": {"id": "link", "propertyHref": "url"}
},
{
"id": "description",
"name": "Description",
"visible": true,
"displayer": "html"
}
]
}
}
{{/liveData}}Patches
This has been patched in XWiki 14.10, 14.4.7, and 13.10.11.
Workarounds
No known workaround.
References
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Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro | >= 13.10.10, < 13.10.11, >= 14.4, < 14.4.7, >= 14.9, < 14.10 | 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79, CWE-80- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro- Disclosed
- 12.04.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-hmm7-6ph9-8jf2 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro
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
- 2
- First → latest
- 03.2023 04.2023
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 2
Disclosures per year
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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