CVE-2023-29521

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fad02328f5ec7ab7fe5b932ffb5bc5c1ba7a5b12	Patch
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-p67q-h88v-5jgr	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20260	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-04-19 00:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 20:13

NVD link : CVE-2023-29521

Mitre link : CVE-2023-29521

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-29521

JSON object : View

Products Affected

xwiki

xwiki

CWE

CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

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