Vulnerability · Published Apr 18, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-29521Code injection from account/view through VFS Tree macro in xwiki-platform
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity injection in xwiki-platform from xwiki. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with view rights 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 `Macro.VFSTreeMacro`. This page is not installed by default.This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.2, 14.4.8, 13.10.11. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-vfs-ui | 13.10.11 | GHSA-p67q-h88v-5jgr |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-vfs-ui | 14.4.8 | GHSA-p67q-h88v-5jgr |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-vfs-ui | 14.10.2 | GHSA-p67q-h88v-5jgr |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | < 13.10.11>= 14.0.0, < 14.4.8>= 14.5.0, < 14.10.2 |
Weakness: CWE-74 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-p67q-h88v-5jgr x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fad02328f5ec7ab7fe5b932ffb5bc5c1ba7a5b12 x_refsource_MISC
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20260 x_refsource_MISC