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CVE-2023-26477

CRITICAL
Published 2023-03-02T17:52:40.359Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
10.0
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.493
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 49.3% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.976
Higher than 97.6% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in versions 6.3-rc-1 and 6.2.4, it's possible to inject arbitrary wiki syntax including Groovy, Python and Velocity script macros via the `newThemeName` request parameter (URL parameter), in combination with additional parameters. This has been patched in the supported versions 13.10.10, 14.9-rc-1, and 14.4.6. As a workaround, it is possible to edit `FlamingoThemesCode.WebHomeSheet` and manually perform the changes from the patch fixing the issue.

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✓ GitHub Reviewed CRITICAL

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui Eval Injection vulnerability

GHSA-x2qm-r4wx-8gpg

Advisory Details

### Impact It's possible to inject arbitrary wiki syntax including Groovy, Python and Velocity script macros via the `newThemeName` request parameter (URL parameter), in combination with additional parameters `form_token=1&action=create`. For instance: [http://127.0.0.1:8080/xwiki/bin/view/FlamingoThemesCode/WebHomeSheet?newThemeName=foo%22%2F%7D%7D%7B%7Basync%20async%3D%22true%22%20cached%3D%22false%22%20context%3D%22doc.reference%22%7D%7D%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln(%22hello%20from%20groovy!%22)%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D%7B%7B%2Fasync%7D%7D&form_token=1&action=create](http://127.0.0.1:8080/xwiki/bin/view/FlamingoThemesCode/WebHomeSheet?**newThemeName**=foo%22%2F%7D%7D%7B%7Basync%20async%3D%22true%22%20cached%3D%22false%22%20context%3D%22doc.reference%22%7D%7D%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln(%22hello%20from%20groovy!%22)%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D%7B%7B%2Fasync%7D%7D&form_token=1&action=create) will execute the following groovy code: `println("hello from groovy!")` on the server. ### Patches This has been patched in the supported versions 13.10.10, 14.9-rc-1, and 14.4.6. ### Workarounds It is possible to edit `FlamingoThemesCode.WebHomeSheet` and manually perform the changes from [the patch fixing the issue](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/ea2e615f50a918802fd60b09ec87aa04bc6ea8e2#diff-e2153fa59f9d92ef67b0afbf27984bd17170921a3b558fac227160003d0dfd2aR283-R284). ### References - https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/ea2e615f50a918802fd60b09ec87aa04bc6ea8e2#diff-e2153fa59f9d92ef67b0afbf27984bd17170921a3b558fac227160003d0dfd2aR283-R284 - https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19757 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/) * Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:[email protected])

Affected Packages

Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui
ECOSYSTEM: ≥6.2.4 <13.10.10
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui
ECOSYSTEM: ≥14.0 <14.4.6
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui
ECOSYSTEM: ≥14.5 <14.9-rc-1

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

9.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: March 3, 2023, Modified: March 3, 2023

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Published: 2023-03-02T17:52:40.359Z
Last Modified: 2025-03-05T21:27:38.903Z
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