Vulnerability · Published Nov 7, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-46243Code execution via the edit action in XWiki platform
Critical 10.0
In plain English
A critical-severity code 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 1.0% (higher than 63% 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. In affected versions it's possible for a user to execute any content with the right of an existing document's content author, provided the user have edit right on it. A crafted URL of the form ` /xwiki/bin/edit//?content=%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln%28%22Hello+from+Groovy%21%22%29%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D&xpage=view` can be used to execute arbitrary groovy code on the server. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki versions 14.10.6 and 15.2RC1. Users are advised to update. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore | 15.2-rc-1 | GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore | 14.10.6 | GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | >= 1.0, < 14.10.6 |
Weakness: CWE-94 · 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-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/a0e6ca083b36be6f183b9af33ae735c1e02010f4 x_refsource_MISC
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20385 x_refsource_MISC