PACKETSTORM 8.6 HIGH

📄 XWiki Blog Cross Site Scripting_PACKETSTORM:218779

8.6 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/SC:N/VI:H/SI:N/VA:H/SA:N

Description

XWiki Blog versions prior to 9.15.7 suffer from a persistent cross site scripting vulnerability via the blog post title...
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Basic Information

ID PACKETSTORM:218779
Published Apr 13, 2026 at 00:00

Affected Product

Affected Versions # CVE-2025-66024: XWiki Blog Application home page vulnerable to Stored XSS via Post Title

## Overview

| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| **CVE ID** | [CVE-2025-66024](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66024) |
| **Severity** | HIGH |
| **Advisory** | [View Advisory](https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/application-blog/security/advisories/GHSA-h2xq-h7f9-vh6c) |
| **Discovered by** | [Lukasz Rybak](https://github.com/lukasz-rybak) |

## Affected Products

- **org.xwiki.contrib.blog:application-blog-ui** (versions: < 9.15.7)


## CWE Classification

- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

## Details

### Impact

The Blog Application is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the Blog Post Title. The vulnerability arises because the post title is injected directly into the HTML <title> tag without proper escaping.

An attacker with permissions to create or edit blog posts can inject malicious JavaScript into the title field. This script will execute in the browser of any user (including administrators) who views the blog post. This leads to potential session hijacking or privilege escalation.

To reproduce:

* Log in as a user with rights to create blog posts.
* Create a new blog post.
* In the Title field, insert the following payload designed to break out of the title tag: ```</title><script>alert('XSS in title blog')</script>```
* Save (Publish) the post.
* View the post in the blog home page

### Patches
The vulnerability has been patched in the blog application version 9.15.7 by adding missing escaping.

### Workarounds
We're not aware of any workarounds.

### References
* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/BLOG-245
* https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/application-blog/commit/cca87f0a0edc2e7e049d46d51f4a4d8f78b714ba

### Attribution

Łukasz Rybak reported this vulnerability.

## References

- https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/application-blog/security/advisories/GHSA-h2xq-h7f9-vh6c
- https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/application-blog/commit/cca87f0a0edc2e7e049d46d51f4a4d8f78b714ba
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/BLOG-245
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66024
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h2xq-h7f9-vh6c


## Disclaimer

This CVE was responsibly disclosed following coordinated vulnerability disclosure practices. The information provided here is for educational and defensive purposes only.

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