What is CVE-2023-26474?

CVE-2023-26474 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-26474?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Xwiki

CVE-2023-26474

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 13.10, it's possible to use the right of an existing document content author to execute a text area property. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10, 14.4.7, and 13.10.11. There are no known workarounds.

Published 2023-03-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Xwiki
Xwiki Xwiki-Platform — versions >= 13.10, < 13.10.11, >= 14.0, < 14.4.7, >= 14.5, < 14.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20373 (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26474?: CVE-2023-26474 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-26474?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.