XWiki Platform vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting via back and xcontinue parameters in resubmit template

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

9.6 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

• CVE-2023-35160: 2.27% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 83.06 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Impact Users are able to forge an URL with a payload allowing to inject Javascript in the page (XSS). It's possible to exploit the resubmit template to perform a XSS, e.g. by using URL such as: xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/Main?xpage=resubmit&resubmit=javascript:alert(document.domain)&xback=javascript:alert(document.domain) This vulnerability exists since XWiki 2.5-milestone-2. Patches The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.5 and 15.1-rc-1. Workarounds It's possible to workaround the vulnerability by editing the template resubmit.vm to perform checks on it, but note that the appropriate fix involves new APIs that have been recently introduced in XWiki. See the referenced jira tickets. References Jira ticket about the vulnerability: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20343 Introduction of the macro used for fixing all those vulnerabilities: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20583 Commit containing the actual fix in the page:…

Published by the source

22 Jun 2023, 19:59 UTC

Last modified by the source

12 Nov 2023, 05:03 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 16:19 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2023-35160

Advisory: XWiki Platform vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting via back and xcontinue parameters in resubmit template
IDs: CVE-2023-35160, GHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2023-35160 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:19 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.6)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates 15.1-rc-1, 14.10.5. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates: affected >= 2.5-milestone-2, < 14.10.5; >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.1-rc-1; fixed in 14.10.5, 15.1-rc-1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-r8xc-xxh3-q5x3 lists affected ranges: Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates >=2.5-milestone-2 =15.0-rc-1 <15.1-rc-1)

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