CVE-2023-29512

Code injection in xwiki-platform-web-templates

Published Apr 18, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.9 Critical EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with edit rights on a page (e.g., it's own user page), 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 the information loaded from attachments in `imported.vm`, `importinline.vm`, and `packagelist.vm`. 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. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-1323 XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with edit rights on a page (e.g., it's own user page), 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 the information loaded from attachments in `imported.vm`, `importinline.vm`, and `packagelist.vm`. 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. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hg5x-3w3x-7g96 xwiki-platform-web-templates vulnerable to Eval Injection
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Feb 5, 2025, 8:43 PM
Reserved
Apr 7, 2023, 6:56 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 19, 2023, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:50 AM