High severity · published Apr 19, 2023
CVE-2023-29519
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it
8.8
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. A registered user can perform remote code execution leading to privilege escalation by injecting the proper code in the "property" field of an attachment selector, as a gadget of their own dashboard. Note that the vulnerability does not impact comments of a wiki. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.2, 15.0-rc-1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XW
Xwiki · Xwiki
before 13.10.11; 14.0 before 14.4.8; 14.5 before 14.10.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29519
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29519
Patch
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/5e8725b4272cd3e5be09d3ca84273be2da6869c1
Exploit
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-3hjg-cghv-22ww
Exploit
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20364
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