High severity · published Aug 17, 2023
CVE-2023-37914
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. Any user who can view `Invitation.WebHome` can execute arbitrary script macros including Groovy and Python macros that allow remote code execution including unrestricted read and write access to all wiki contents. This vulnerability has been patched on XWiki 14.4.8, 15.2-rc-1, and 14.10.6. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may manually apply the patch on `Invitation.InvitationCommon` and `Invitation.InvitationConfig`, but there are otherwise 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 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XW
Xwiki · Xwiki
2.5 before 14.4.8; 14.5.0 before 14.10.6; 15.0 before 15.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37914
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37914
Patch
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/ff1d8a1790c6ee534c6a4478360a06efeb2d3591
Exploit
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-7954-6m9q-gpvf
Exploit
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20421
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