CVE-2023-40176: XWiki Platform Stored Cross-site Scripting in the user profile via the timezone displayer

CVE-2023-40176 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-08-21

XWiki Platform Stored Cross-site Scripting in the user profile via the timezone displayer

Technologies: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-40176 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-40176 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-40176?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 August 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.1-milestone-2,fixed=14.10.5.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-40176?
Yes. org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven): upgrade to 14.10.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-40176?
Check whether you run org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven): upgrade to 14.10.5 or later
    # set org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates to 14.10.5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.1-milestone-2,fixed=14.10.5

Identifiers

  • CVE-2023-40176
  • GHSA-h8cm-3v5f-rgp6

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