RCE in Xwiki
CVE-2023-46243
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions it's possible for a user to execute any content with the right of an existing document's content author, provided the user have edit right on it. A crafted URL of the form ` /xwiki/bin/edit//?content=%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln%28%22Hello+from+Groovy%21%22%29%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D&xpage=view` can be used to execute arbitrary groovy code on the server. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki versions 14.10.6 and 15.2RC1. Users are advised to update. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
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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: 0.010 (61.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Xwiki
- Xwiki Xwiki-Platform — versions >= 1.0, < 14.10.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/a0e6ca083b36be6f183b9af33ae735c1e02010f4 (Patch)
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20385 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-46243?
- CVE-2023-46243 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2023-11-07.
- How severe is CVE-2023-46243?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.