CVE-2023-36471

CRITICAL

XWiki Commons 14.6-14.10.5 - Remote Code Execution via HTML Sanitizer Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-36471. PoCs published by shoucheng3.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains the source code for XWiki Commons, specifically the blame module, which is related to CVE-2023-36471. The provided files are part of the XWiki Commons library and include interfaces and implementations for annotated content and blame management.

Description

Xwiki commons is the common modules used by other XWiki top level projects. The HTML sanitizer that is included in XWiki since version 14.6RC1 allowed form and input HTML tags. In the context of XWiki, this allows an attacker without script right to either create forms that can be used for phishing attacks or also in the context of a sheet, the attacker could add an input like `{{html}}<input type="hidden" name="content" value="{{groovy}}println(&quot;Hello from Groovy!&quot;)" />{{/html}}` that would allow remote code execution when it is submitted by an admin (the sheet is rendered as part of the edit form). The attacker would need to ensure that the edit form looks plausible, though, which can be non-trivial as without script right the attacker cannot display the regular content of the document. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.6 and 15.2RC1 by removing the central form-related tags from the list of allowed tags. Users are advised to upgrade. As a workaround an admin can manually disallow the tags by adding `form, input, select, textarea, button` to the configuration option `xml.htmlElementSanitizer.forbidTags` in the `xwiki.properties` configuration file.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by shoucheng3 · poc
https://github.com/shoucheng3/xwiki__xwiki-commons_CVE-2023-36471_14-10-5

This repository contains the source code for XWiki Commons, specifically the blame module, which is related to CVE-2023-36471. The provided files are part of the XWiki Commons library and include interfaces and implementations for annotated content and blame management.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: XWiki Commons (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the XWiki Commons library
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/security/advisories/GHSA-6pqf-c99p-758v
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2634

Scores

CVSS v3 9.0
EPSS 0.0092
EPSS Percentile 76.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-74 CWE-79
Status published
Products (4)
org.xwiki.commons/xwiki-commons-xml 14.6-rc-1 - 14.10.6Maven
xwiki/commons 15.0 (2 CPE variants)
xwiki/commons 15.1 (2 CPE variants)
xwiki/commons 14.6 - 14.10.6
Published Jun 29, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026