CVE-2023-29518
published 2023-04-19CVE-2023-29518: 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…
PriorityP356high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.14%
62.7th percentile
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 `Invitation.InvitationCommon`. This page is installed by default. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.1, 14.4.8, and 13.10.11. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
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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GHSA
XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation from view right using Invitation.InvitationCommon
ghsa·2023-04-20
CVE-2023-29518 [HIGH] CWE-74 XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation from view right using Invitation.InvitationCommon
XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation from view right using Invitation.InvitationCommon
### Impact
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 `Invitation.InvitationCommon`. This page is installed by default.
See https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20283 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/3d055a0a5ec42fdebce4d71ee98f94553fdbfebf) on `Invitation.InvitationCommon`.
### References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/3d055a0a5ec42fdeb
OSV
XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation from view right using Invitation.InvitationCommon
osv·2023-04-20
CVE-2023-29518 [HIGH] XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation from view right using Invitation.InvitationCommon
XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation from view right using Invitation.InvitationCommon
### Impact
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 `Invitation.InvitationCommon`. This page is installed by default.
See https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20283 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/3d055a0a5ec42fdebce4d71ee98f94553fdbfebf) on `Invitation.InvitationCommon`.
### References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/3d055a0a5ec42fdeb
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/3d055a0a5ec42fdebce4d71ee98f94553fdbfebfhttps://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-px54-3w5j-qjg9https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20283https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/3d055a0a5ec42fdebce4d71ee98f94553fdbfebfhttps://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-px54-3w5j-qjg9https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20283
2023-04-19
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