CVE-2023-26473
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 1.3-rc-1, any user with edit right can execute arbitrary database select and access data stored in the database. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7, and 14.10. There is no workaround for this vulnerability other than upgrading.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (10)
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- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web1.3-rc-1 → 13.10.11osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-web
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web14.0 → 14.4.7osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-web
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web14.5 → 14.10osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-web
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-vpx4-7rfp-h545Unprivileged XWiki Platform users can make arbitrary select queries using DatabaseListProperty and suggest.vm2023-03-03ghsa · osvUS
### Impact Any user with edit right can execute arbitrary database select and access data stored in the database. To reproduce: * In admin, rights, remove scripting rights for {{XWikiAllGroup}}. * Create a new user without any special privileges. * Create a page "Private.WebHome" with {{TOKEN_42}} as content. Go to "page administration" and explicitly set all rights for "Admin" to remove them for all other users. * Logout and login as the unprivileged user. Ensure that the previously created page cannot be viewed. * Create a new page "ExploitClass.WebHome" and then open it in the class editor (first, make the user an advanced user). * Add a field named {{ContentList}} of type {{Database List}} * Enter in field "Hibernate Query" the following content: {noformat}select doc.content, doc.fullName from XWikiDocument as doc where doc.fullName = 'Private.WebHome'{noformat} * Save the class. * Open [http://localhost:8080/xwiki/bin/view/ExploitClass/?xpage=suggest&classname=ExploitClass.WebHome&fieldname=ContentList&firCol=doc.fullName&secCol=-] ### Patches The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7, and 14.10. ### Workarounds There is no workaround for this vulnerability other than upgrading. ### References https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19523 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/) * Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-26473/cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-vpx4-7rfp-h545cnnvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19523cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-vpx4-7rfp-h545enisa_euvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19523enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-vpx4-7rfp-h545ExploitVendor Advisorynvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19523ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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