RCE in Xwiki
CVE-2023-29212
XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. Any user with edit 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 the included pages in the included documents edit panel. The problem has been patched on XWiki 14.4.7, and 14.10.
EPSS: 0.012 (64.8th 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 14.10
- Xwiki Xwiki-platform — versions >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.7, >= 14.5, < 14.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-29212?
- CVE-2023-29212 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Eval Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-04-16.
- How severe is CVE-2023-29212?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.