CVE-2023-29516
published 2023-04-19CVE-2023-29516: XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with view rights on…
PriorityP274high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
65.87%
99.2th percentile
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with view rights on `XWiki.AttachmentSelector` can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping in the "Cancel and return to page" button. This page is installed by default. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.1, 14.4.8, and 13.10.11. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki | < 13.10.11 | 13.10.11 |
| xwiki | xwiki | >= 14.0 < 14.4.8 | 14.4.8 |
| xwiki | xwiki | >= 14.5 < 14.10.1 | 14.10.1 |
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | < 13.10.11 | 13.10.11 |
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | — | — |
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | — | — |
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OSV
XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation from view right on XWiki.AttachmentSelector
osv·2023-04-20
CVE-2023-29516 [CRITICAL] XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation from view right on XWiki.AttachmentSelector
XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation from view right on XWiki.AttachmentSelector
### Impact
Any user with view rights on `XWiki.AttachmentSelector` can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping in the "Cancel and return to page" button. This page is installed by default.
See https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20275 for the reproduction steps.
### Patches
The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.1, 14.4.8, and 13.10.11.
### Workarounds
The issue can be fixed by applying this [patch](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/aca1d677c58563bbe6e35c9e1c29fd8b12ebb996) on `XWiki.AttachmentSelector`.
### References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-pla
GHSA
XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation from view right on XWiki.AttachmentSelector
ghsa·2023-04-20
CVE-2023-29516 [CRITICAL] CWE-74 XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation from view right on XWiki.AttachmentSelector
XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation from view right on XWiki.AttachmentSelector
### Impact
Any user with view rights on `XWiki.AttachmentSelector` can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping in the "Cancel and return to page" button. This page is installed by default.
See https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20275 for the reproduction steps.
### Patches
The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.1, 14.4.8, and 13.10.11.
### Workarounds
The issue can be fixed by applying this [patch](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/aca1d677c58563bbe6e35c9e1c29fd8b12ebb996) on `XWiki.AttachmentSelector`.
### References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-pla
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/aca1d677c58563bbe6e35c9e1c29fd8b12ebb996https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-3989-4c6x-725fhttps://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20275https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/aca1d677c58563bbe6e35c9e1c29fd8b12ebb996https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-3989-4c6x-725fhttps://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20275
2023-04-19
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