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CVE-2023-29516

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.9
EPSS
0.65869
Risk score
62.65
CISA KEV
No
PoC
No
Published
2023-04-18
Modified
2025-02-05
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2023-1172, GHSA-3989-4C6X-725F
Products
xwiki:xwiki-platform 14.0.0, < 14.4.8, xwiki:xwiki-platform 14.5.0, < 14.10.1, xwiki:xwiki-platform < 13.10.11
Sources
euvd EUVD-2023-1172

Description

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.

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