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GHSA-3989-4c6x-725f

GitHub Security Advisory

XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation from view right on XWiki.AttachmentSelector

✓ GitHub Reviewed CRITICAL Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact
Any user with view rights on `XWiki.AttachmentSelector` can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping in the "Cancel and return to page" button. This page is installed by default.

See https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20275 for the reproduction steps.

### 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/aca1d677c58563bbe6e35c9e1c29fd8b12ebb996) on `XWiki.AttachmentSelector`.

### References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/aca1d677c58563bbe6e35c9e1c29fd8b12ebb996
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20275

### 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-attachment-ui
Affected versions: 2.0-rc-2 (fixed in 13.10.11)
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-attachment-ui
Affected versions: 14.0-rc-1 (fixed in 14.4.8)
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-attachment-ui
Affected versions: 14.5 (fixed in 14.10.1)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-3989-4c6x-725f
Published
April 20, 2023 10:00 PM
Last Modified
April 20, 2023 10:00 PM
CVSS Score
9.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Maven
Primary Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-attachment-ui
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: July 28, 2025 6:37 AM

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