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GHSA-p5f8-qf24-24cj

GitHub Security Advisory

Velocity execution without script right through tree macro

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact

It's possible to execute a Velocity script without script right through the document tree.

To reproduce:

* As a user without script right, create a document, e.g., named Nasty Title
* Set the document's title to `$request.requestURI`
* Click "Save & View"
* Reload the page in the browser

The navigation panel displays a document named with the current URL, showing that the Velocity code has been executed even though the user doesn't have script right.

### Patches

This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.7 and 15.2RC1.

### Workarounds

A possible workaround is to:
* modify the page XWiki.DocumentTreeMacros
* search for the code `#set ($discard = $translatedDocument.setTitle($translatedDocument.title))`
* modify it into `#set ($discard = $translatedDocument.setcomment(''))`

### References

* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20625
* https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/41d7dca2d30084966ca6a7ee537f39ee8354a7e3

### 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-index-tree-macro
Affected versions: 8.3-rc-1 (fixed in 14.10.7)
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-index-tree-macro
Affected versions: 15.0-rc-1 (fixed in 15.2-rc-1)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-p5f8-qf24-24cj
Published
December 19, 2023 9:39 PM
Last Modified
December 21, 2023 9:58 PM
CVSS Score
7.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Maven
Primary Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-index-tree-macro
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: July 28, 2025 6:37 AM

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