CVE-2023-29521
April 18, 2023
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with view rights 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 `Macro.VFSTreeMacro`. This page is not installed by default.This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.2, 14.4.8, 13.10.11. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Affected Packages
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-vfs-ui (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=7.4-milestone-2 <13.10.11Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 13.10.11org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-vfs-ui (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=14.0-rc-1 <14.4.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.4.8org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-vfs-ui (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=14.5 <14.10.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 14.10.2Related Resources (5)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
LOW
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
EPSS
Base Score:
1.33
