How severe is CVE-2023-32068?

CVE-2023-32068 has a CVSS score of 4.7/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2023-32068?

CVE-2023-32068 affects the following packages: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2023-32068?

Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to 14.10.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-32068 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2023-32068 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2023-32068 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Stop reflecting attacker-controlled destinations: resolve every redirect target against an allowlist of paths or hosts you own, prefer a server-side key over a full URL in the request, and reject absolute URLs entirely where the flow only ever needs a relative one.

Is CVE-2023-32068 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2023-32068 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-32068?

CVE-2023-32068 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 53.8%, placing it in the 99th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A score above 50% indicates significantly elevated exploitation risk — immediate patching is strongly recommended.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2023-32068?

CVE-2023-32068 is classified as Open Redirect (CWE-601). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

Is there exploit tooling available for CVE-2023-32068?

A Nuclei detection template exists for CVE-2023-32068, meaning automated scanners can fingerprint it. Public exploit tooling significantly increases real-world risk — prioritize patching and ensure detection coverage. Exploit tooling should only ever be used in isolated, authorized testing environments.

When was CVE-2023-32068 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2023-32068 was published on May 15, 2023 and was last updated on October 28, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2023-32068 — xwiki-platform-oldcore

MEDIUMFix: xwiki/xwiki-platform@e4f7f68

CVE-2023-32068 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.7) Open Redirect vulnerability in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore. EPSS puts its 30-day exploitation probability at 53.8% (99th percentile). A fix is available for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore — see the affected versions and patch details below.

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site in XWiki

Also known asGHSA-6gvj-8vc5-8v3j

Published

May 15, 2023

Updated

Oct 28, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 5, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2023-32068.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

53.8%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

High Risk-1.25%

Lower risk than most CVEs99th percentile — riskier than 99% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Impact

It's possible to exploit well known parameters in XWiki URLs to perform redirection to untrusted site. This vulnerability was partially fixed in the past for XWiki 12.10.7 and 13.3RC1 but there is still the possibility to force specific URLs to skip some checks, e.g. using URLs like http:example.com in the parameter would allow the redirect.

Patches

The issue has now been patched against all patterns that we know about for performing redirect. It also performs a real URI parsing that should protect in most cases. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.4 and 15.0.

Workarounds

The only workaround is to upgrade XWiki.

References

JIRA ticket: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20096
JIRA ticket about the improvment actually fixing the vulnerability: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20549
Previous advisory about open redirect: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jp55-vvmf-63mv

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org
Email us at Security Mailing List

Attribution

Thanks to Paulos Mesfin who originally reported the vulnerability.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore`	all versions	14.10.4`org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore:14.10.4`

Affected Products

1 product · 2 configurations

Application

xwikixwiki

< 14.10.4

1 version

15.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to 14.10.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-32068 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Stop reflecting attacker-controlled destinations: resolve every redirect target against an allowlist of paths or hosts you own, prefer a server-side key over a full URL in the request, and reject absolute URLs entirely where the flow only ever needs a relative one.

How to detect CVE-2023-32068

A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:

nuclei -id cve-2023-32068 -u https://target

Template: XWiki - Open Redirect
Severity: medium
Impact: An attacker can craft malicious URLs to redirect users to malicious websites.
Remediation: Implement proper input validation and sanitize user-controlled input to prevent open redirect vulnerabilities.

Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (ritikchaddha), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact It's possible to exploit well known parameters in XWiki URLs to perform redirection to untrusted site. This vulnerability was partially fixed in the past for XWiki 12.10.7 and 13.3RC1 but there is still the possibility to force specific URLs to skip some checks, e.g. using URLs like `http:example.com` in the parameter would allow the redirect. ### Patches The issue has now been patched against all patterns that we know about for performing redirect. It also performs a real URI parsing that should protect in most cases. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.4 and 15.0. ### Worka