Open redirect in XWiki platform - CVE-2022-23618

 

Open redirect in XWiki platform - CVE-2022-23618

Published: February 9, 2022 / Updated: May 5, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU130032
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23618
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: XWiki
Affected software:
XWiki platform

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect users to an untrusted site.

The vulnerability exists due to url redirection to an untrusted site in the xredirect parameter handling in XWiki platform when processing user-supplied redirect parameters. A remote attacker can supply a crafted xredirect parameter to redirect users to an untrusted site.

User interaction is required.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-23618

Install security update from vendor's website.

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