CVE-2023-35161 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.6) CWE-87 vulnerability in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-appwithinminutes-ui. A fix is available for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-appwithinminutes-ui — see the affected versions and patch details below.
XWiki Platform vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting via xredirect parameter in DeleteApplication page
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- 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-2023-35161.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2023-35161 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 376,715 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-appwithinminutes-ui☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-appwithinminutes-uiReal-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
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Users are able to forge an URL with a payload allowing to inject Javascript in the page (XSS). It's possible to exploit the DeleteApplication page to perform a XSS, e.g. by using URL such as: > xwiki/bin/view/AppWithinMinutes/DeleteApplication?appName=Menu&resolve=true&xredirect=javascript:alert(document.domain). This vulnerability exists since XWiki 6.2-milestone-1. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.5 and 15.1-rc-1.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-appwithinminutes-ui | ≥ 6.2-milestone-1&&< 14.10.5 | 14.10.5org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-appwithinminutes-ui:14.10.5 |
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-appwithinminutes-ui | ≥ 15.0-rc-1&&< 15.1-rc-1 | 15.1-rc-1org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-appwithinminutes-ui:15.1-rc-1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-appwithinminutes-ui, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-appwithinminutes-ui to 14.10.5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-35161 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2023-35161 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2023-35161. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
How to detect CVE-2023-35161
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id cve-2023-35161 -u https://target- Template
- XWiki >= 6.2-milestone-1 - Cross-Site Scripting
- Severity
- medium
- Impact
- Successful exploitation could lead to cross-site scripting.
- Remediation
- This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.5,15.1-rc-1.
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (ritikchaddha), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2023-35161 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2023-35161 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.