RCE in Xwiki
CVE-2023-29509
XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. Any user with view rights on commonly accessible documents 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 `documentTree` macro parameters in This macro is installed by default in `FlamingoThemesCode.WebHome`. This page is installed by default. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7 and 14.10.
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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: 0.762 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.757 · newest: 0.762 · change: +0.005
Affected products
- Xwiki — versions 14.10
- Xwiki Xwiki-Platform — versions >= 7.2-rc-1, < 13.10.11, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.7, >= 14.5, < 14.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-f4v8-58f6-mwj4 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/80d5be36f700adcd56b6c8eb3ed8b973f62ec0ae (Patch)
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20279 (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-29509?
- CVE-2023-29509 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Eval Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-04-16.
- How severe is CVE-2023-29509?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.