Summary
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Open Redirect vulnerability
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.
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.
Untrusted input controls a URL used for redirection, which can forward users to attacker-controlled sites. Typical impact: phishing and credential harvesting via a trusted domain.
CVE-2023-32068 has a CVSS score of 4.7 (Medium). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and user interaction required. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (14.10.4); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
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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.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2023-32068? CVE-2023-32068 is a medium-severity open redirect vulnerability in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (maven), affecting versions < 14.10.4. It is fixed in 14.10.4. Untrusted input controls a URL used for redirection, which can forward users to attacker-controlled sites.
- How severe is CVE-2023-32068? CVE-2023-32068 has a CVSS score of 4.7 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Which versions of org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore are affected by CVE-2023-32068? org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (maven) versions < 14.10.4 is affected.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2023-32068? Yes. CVE-2023-32068 is fixed in 14.10.4. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is CVE-2023-32068 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2023-32068 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2023-32068 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix CVE-2023-32068? Upgrade
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcoreto 14.10.4 or later.