CVE-2023-34467: XWiki Platform may retrieve email addresses of all users

Published Jun 20, 2023
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Updated

Impact The mail obfuscation configuration was not fully taken into account and while the mail displayed to the end user was obfuscated: - the rest response was also containing the mail unobfuscated - user were able to filter and sort on the unobfuscated (allowing to infer the mail content)

The consequence was the possibility to retrieve the email addresses of all users even when obfuscated.

See https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20333 for the reproduction steps.

Patches This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.4, XWiki 14.4.8, and XWiki 15.0-rc-1.

Workarounds The workaround is to modify the page XWiki.LiveTableResultsMacros following this patch.

References

https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20333

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Attribution

This vulnerability has been reported on Intigriti by @floerer

Other sources

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 3.5-milestone-1 and prior to versions 14.4.8, 14.10.4, and 15.0-rc-1, the mail obfuscation configuration was not fully taken into account. While the mail displayed to the end user was obfuscated, the rest response was also containing the mail unobfuscated and users were able to filter and sort on the unobfuscated, allowing them to infer the mail content. The consequence was the possibility to retrieve the email addresses of all users even when obfuscated. This has been patched in XWiki 14.4.8, 14.10.4, and 15.0-rc-1.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
maven/org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livetable-ui>=14.5<14.10.4
14.10.4
maven/org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livetable-ui>=3.5-milestone-1<14.4.8
14.4.8
XWiki xwiki>=3.5.1<14.4.8
XWiki xwiki>=14.10<14.10.4
XWiki xwiki=3.5-milestone1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade maven/org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livetable-ui to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.10.4
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade maven/org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livetable-ui to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.4.8
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade XWiki Platform to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.4.8
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade XWiki Platform to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.10.4
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade XWiki Platform to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.0-rc-1
  6. Configuration

    For installations in the vulnerable range (starting in version 3.5-milestone-1 and prior to versions 14.4.8, 14.10.4, and 15.0-rc-1), modify the XWiki page XWiki.LiveTableResultsMacros according to the referenced patch to ensure the mail obfuscation configuration is fully taken into account.

    XWiki.LiveTableResultsMacros mail obfuscation handling in LiveTable results = apply the workaround by modifying the page XWiki.LiveTableResultsMacros as described in the referenced patch (commit diff 5a739e5865b1f1ad9d79b724791be51b0095a0170cc078911c940478b13b949a)

Event History

Jun 20, 2023
Advisory Published
04:45 PM
Jun 23, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:20 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:20 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this XWiki Platform vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this XWiki Platform vulnerability is CVE-2023-34467.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-34467?

The severity of CVE-2023-34467 is high with a score of 7.5.

3

What is the affected software?

The affected software is XWiki Platform versions 3.5-milestone-1 to 14.4.8, 14.10.4, and 15.0-rc-1.

4

How does the vulnerability affect XWiki Platform?

The vulnerability affects XWiki Platform by not fully taking into account the mail obfuscation configuration, allowing the mail response to contain unobfuscated information.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2023-34467?

Yes, a fix is available. It is recommended to update XWiki Platform to versions 14.4.8, 14.10.4, or 15.0-rc-1.

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