Privilege escalation in Xwiki

CVE-2023-26475

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 2.3-milestone-1, the annotation displayer does not execute the content in a restricted context. This allows executing anything with the right of the author of any document by annotating the document. This has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7 and 14.10. There is no easy workaround except to upgrade.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.636 (99.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Xwiki — versions 2.3
  • Xwiki Xwiki-platform — versions >= 2.3-milestone-1, < 13.10.11, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.7, >= 14.5, < 14.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26475?
CVE-2023-26475 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-26475?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.