{"id":"CVE-2023-29205","aliases":["GHSA-vxf7-mx22-jr24"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29205","summary":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-xwiki vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting via HTML and raw macro","details":"### Impact\n\nThe HTML macro does not systematically perform a proper neutralization of script-related html tags. As a result, any user able to use the html macro in XWiki, is able to introduce an XSS attack. This can be particularly dangerous since in a standard wiki, any user is able to use the html macro directly in their own user profile page. \n\n### Patches\n\nThe problem has been patched in XWiki 14.8RC1. The patch involve that the HTML macro are systematically cleaned up whenever the user does not have script right. \n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere's no workaround for this issue.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira](https://jira.xwiki.org)\n* Email us at [security ML](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n","published":"2023-04-15T15:27:05.815Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:15.147751541Z","cvss":{"score":9.9,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":{"score":0.00588,"percentile":0.45438,"asOf":"2026-08-23"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":2,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-xwiki","fixedVersion":"14.8-rc-1"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-18568"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/29xxx/CVE-2023-29205.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-vxf7-mx22-jr24"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29205"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:15.147751541Z"}}