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High severity · published Apr 16, 2023
CVE-2023-30537
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it
8.8
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with the right to add an object on a page 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 the styles properties `FlamingoThemesCode.WebHome`. This page is installed by default. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki versions 13.10.11, 14.4.7 and 14.10.
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)1.0% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XW
Xwiki · Xwiki
12.6.6 before 13.10.11; 14.0 before 14.4.7; 14.5 before 14.10 · source: NVD
Affected product
XW
Xwiki
Xwiki
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30537
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-30537
Patch
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/df596f15368342236f8899ca122af8f3df0fe2e8
Exploit
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-vrr8-fp7c-7qgp
Exploit
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20280
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