Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) in XWiki platform - CVE-2023-36477
Published: June 30, 2023 / Updated: May 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129941
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36477
CWE-ID: CWE-80
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: XWiki
Affected software:
XWiki platform
XWiki platform
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary script code in users' browsers.
The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of script-related HTML tags in CKEditor javascript configuration pages when editing pages in the CKEditor space. A remote user can modify the javascript configuration to execute arbitrary script code in users' browsers.
User interaction is required to load the affected content.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-36477
Install security update from vendor's website.