What is CVE-2023-32069?

CVE-2023-32069 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-05-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-32069?

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

Auth bypass in Xwiki

CVE-2023-32069

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 3.3-milestone-2 and prior to versions 14.10.4 and 15.0-rc-1, it's possible for a user to execute anything with the right of the author of the XWiki.ClassSheet document. This has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1 and 14.10.4. There are no known workarounds.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2023-05-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.008 (54.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Xwiki — versions 3.3
Xwiki Xwiki-Platform — versions >= 3.3-milestone-3, < 14.10.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-36fm-j33w-c25f (Vendor Advisory)
github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/de72760d4a3e1e9be64a10660a0c19e9534e2ec4 (Patch)
jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20566 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32069?: CVE-2023-32069 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-32069?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.