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CVE-2023-29511

CRITICAL
Published 2023-04-16T07:07:53.556Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
9.9
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.021
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 2.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.834
Higher than 83.4% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

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

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with edit rights on a page (e.g., it's own user page), can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping of the section ids in `XWiki.AdminFieldsDisplaySheet`. This page is installed by default. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki versions 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.1, 14.4.8, and 13.10.11.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

xwiki

xwiki-platform

Affected Versions:

>= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.8 >= 14.5, < 14.10.1 >= 1.5M2, < 13.10.11

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

✓ GitHub Reviewed CRITICAL

xwiki-platform-administration-ui vulnerable to privilege escalation

GHSA-rfh6-mg6h-h668

Advisory Details

### Impact Any user with edit rights on a page (e.g., it's own user page), can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping of the section ids in `XWiki.AdminFieldsDisplaySheet`. This page is installed by default. Reproduction steps are described in https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20261 ### Patches The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.1, 14.4.8, and 13.10.11. ### Workarounds The issue can be fixed by applying this [patch](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/f1e310826a19acdcdecdecdcfe171d21f24d6ede) on `XWiki.AdminFieldsDisplaySheet`. ### 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-administration-ui
ECOSYSTEM: ≥1.5M2 <13.10.11
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui
ECOSYSTEM: ≥14.0-rc-1 <14.4.8
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui
ECOSYSTEM: ≥14.5 <14.10.1

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

9.0

CVSS Vector

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

References

WEB https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-rfh6-mg6h-h668
ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29511
WEB https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/f1e310826a19acdcdecdecdcfe171d21f24d6ede
PACKAGE https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
WEB https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20261

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: April 12, 2023, Modified: April 26, 2023

References

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-rfh6-mg6h-h668
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/f1e310826a19acdcdecdecdcfe171d21f24d6ede
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20261
Published: 2023-04-16T07:07:53.556Z
Last Modified: 2025-02-06T16:07:30.169Z
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