What is the severity of CVE-2022-29252?

CVE-2022-29252 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for cross-site scripting attacks.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29252?

To fix CVE-2022-29252, upgrade your XWiki Platform to the latest version that includes the security patch.

What versions of XWiki are affected by CVE-2022-29252?

CVE-2022-29252 affects versions from 5.3-milestone-2 to 13.4.7, excluding versions above 13.10.3.

What impact does CVE-2022-29252 have on XWiki installations?

The impact of CVE-2022-29252 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of another user’s browser session.

Is CVE-2022-29252 related to any other vulnerabilities?

CVE-2022-29252 is specific to XWiki's WikiManager.JoinWiki functionality and does not share direct relation to other known vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2022-29252

high

7.4

CWE

79 116 80

25/5/2022

3/8/2024

CVE-2022-29252: Cross-site Scripting in XWiki Platform Wiki UI Main Wiki

First published: Wed May 25 2022(Updated: )

XWiki Platform Wiki UI Main Wiki is a package for managing subwikis. Starting with version 5.3-milestone-2, XWiki Platform Wiki UI Main Wiki contains a possible cross-site scripting vector in the `WikiManager.JoinWiki ` wiki page related to the "requestJoin" field. The issue is patched in versions 12.10.11, 14.0-rc-1, 13.4.7, and 13.10.3. The easiest available workaround is to edit the wiki page `WikiManager.JoinWiki` (with wiki editor) according to the suggestion provided in the GitHub Security Advisory.

Credit: security-advisories@github.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Xwiki	>=5.4<12.10.11
Xwiki	>=13.0<13.4.7
Xwiki	>=13.5<13.10.3
Xwiki	=5.3-milestone2

Remedy

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/27f839133d41877e538d35fa88274b50a1c00b9b

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What is the severity of CVE-2022-29252?
CVE-2022-29252 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for cross-site scripting attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2022-29252?
To fix CVE-2022-29252, upgrade your XWiki Platform to the latest version that includes the security patch.
What versions of XWiki are affected by CVE-2022-29252?
CVE-2022-29252 affects versions from 5.3-milestone-2 to 13.4.7, excluding versions above 13.10.3.
What impact does CVE-2022-29252 have on XWiki installations?
The impact of CVE-2022-29252 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of another user’s browser session.
Is CVE-2022-29252 related to any other vulnerabilities?
CVE-2022-29252 is specific to XWiki's WikiManager.JoinWiki functionality and does not share direct relation to other known vulnerabilities.

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