CVE-2023-38509
XWiki Platform's obfuscated email addresses should not be sorted
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. In org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livetable-ui starting with version 3.5-milestone-1 and prior to versions 14.10.9 and 15.3-rc-1, the mail obfuscation configuration was not fully taken into account and is was still possible by obfuscated emails. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and XWiki 15.3-rc-1. A workaround is to modify the page XWiki.LiveTableResultsMacros following the patch.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
XWiki Platform's obfuscated email addresses should not be sorted
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. In org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livetable-ui starting with version 3.5-milestone-1 and prior to versions 14.10.9 and 15.3-rc-1, the mail obfuscation configuration was not fully taken into account and is was still possible by obfuscated emails. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and XWiki 15.3-rc-1. A workaround is to modify the page XWiki.LiveTableResultsMacros following the patch.
- Record
CVE-2023-38509- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-402
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2060
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. In org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livetable-ui starting with version 3.5-milestone-1 and prior to versions 14.10.9 and 15.3-rc-1, the mail obfuscation configuration was not fully taken into account and is was still possible by obfuscated emails. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and XWiki 15.3-rc-1. A workaround is to modify the page XWiki.LiveTableResultsMacros following the patch.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2060- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g9w4-prf3-m25g
Obfuscated email addresses should not be sorted
Impact
The mail obfuscation configuration was not fully taken into account and is was still possible by obfuscated emails.
See https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20601 for the reproduction steps.
Patches
This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9, and XWiki 15.3-rc-1.
Workarounds
The workaround is to modify the page XWiki.LiveTableResultsMacros following this patch.
References
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20601
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/1dfb6804d4d412794cbe0098d4972b8ac263df0c
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
- Record
GHSA-g9w4-prf3-m25g- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-402
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. In org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livetable-ui starting with version 3.5-milestone-1 and prior to versions 14.10.9 and 15.3-rc-1, the mail obfuscation configuration was not fully taken into account and is was still possible by obfuscated emails. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and XWiki 15.3-rc-1. A workaround is to modify the page XWiki.LiveTableResultsMacros following the patch.
- Record
CVE-2023-38509- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-402
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
XWiki Platform's obfuscated email addresses should not be sorted
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. In org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livetable-ui starting with version 3.5-milestone-1 and prior to versions 14.10.9 and 15.3-rc-1, the mail obfuscation configuration was not fully taken into account and is was still possible by obfuscated emails. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and XWiki 15.3-rc-1. A workaround is to modify the page XWiki.LiveTableResultsMacros following the patch.
- Record
CVE-2023-38509- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-402
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-g9w4-prf3-m25g
Obfuscated email addresses should not be sorted
Impact
The mail obfuscation configuration was not fully taken into account and is was still possible by obfuscated emails.
See https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20601 for the reproduction steps.
Patches
This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9, and XWiki 15.3-rc-1.
Workarounds
The workaround is to modify the page XWiki.LiveTableResultsMacros following this patch.
References
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20601
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/1dfb6804d4d412794cbe0098d4972b8ac263df0c
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
- Record
GHSA-g9w4-prf3-m25g- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-402
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livetable-uiMaven |
3.5-milestone-1 up to 14.10.9 | 14.10.9 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livetable-uiMaven |
15.0 up to 15.3-rc-1 | 15.3-rc-1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-38509 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Xwiki, published July 27, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livetable-ui 14.10.9.
References
github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-g9w4-prf3-m25g
jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20601
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38509