What is CVE-2023-29524?

CVE-2023-29524 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-04-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-29524?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Xwiki

CVE-2023-29524

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute anything with the right of the Scheduler Application sheet page. A user without script or programming rights, edit your user profile with the object editor and add a new object of type XWiki.SchedulerJobClass, In "Job Script", groovy code can be added and will be executed in the server context on viewing. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.3 and 15.0 RC1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

EPSS: 0.757 (99.5th 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
Xwiki Xwiki-platform — versions < 14.10.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Exploit, Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Exploit, Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29524?: CVE-2023-29524 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-04-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-29524?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.