Vulnerability in Xwiki
CVE-2023-29521
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with view 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 `Macro.VFSTreeMacro`. This page is not installed by default.This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.2, 14.4.8, 13.10.11. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Xwiki
- Xwiki Xwiki-Platform — versions < 13.10.11, >= 14.0.0, < 14.4.8, >= 14.5.0, < 14.10.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-p67q-h88v-5jgr (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fad02328f5ec7ab7fe5b932ffb5bc5c1ba7a5b12 (Patch)
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20260 (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-29521?
- CVE-2023-29521 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2023-04-19.
- How severe is CVE-2023-29521?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.