What is CVE-2023-29213?

CVE-2023-29213 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2023-04-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-29213?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

CSRF in Xwiki

CVE-2023-29213

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions of `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-logging-ui` it is possible to trick a user with programming rights into visiting a constructed url where e.g., by embedding an image with this URL in a document that is viewed by a user with programming rights which will evaluate an expression in the constructed url and execute it. This issue has been addressed in versions 13.10.11, 14.4.7, and 14.10. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.004 (36.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Xwiki — versions 4.2, 14.0
Xwiki Xwiki-platform — versions >= 4.2-milestone-3, < 13.10.11, >= 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, Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29213?: CVE-2023-29213 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2023-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-29213?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.