Vulnerability · Published Mar 2, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-26055XWiki Commons may allow privilege escalation to programming rights via user's first name
Critical 10.0
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in xwiki-commons from xwiki. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. Starting in version 3.1-milestone-1, any user can edit their own profile and inject code, which is going to be executed with programming right. The same vulnerability can also be exploited in all other places where short text properties are displayed, e.g., in apps created using Apps Within Minutes that use a short text field. The problem has been patched on versions 13.10.9, 14.4.4, 14.7RC1.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-xml | 13.10.9 | GHSA-8cw6-4r32-6r3h |
| Maven | org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-xml | 14.4.4 | GHSA-8cw6-4r32-6r3h |
| Maven | org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-xml | 14.7-rc-1 | GHSA-8cw6-4r32-6r3h |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-commons | >= 3.1-milestone-1, < 13.10.9>= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.4>= 14.5, < 14.7-rc-1 |
Weakness: CWE-150 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/security/advisories/GHSA-8cw6-4r32-6r3h x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2498 x_refsource_MISC
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19793 x_refsource_MISC
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19794 x_refsource_MISC