CVE-2023-29519
highpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.019 · 80 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. A registered user can perform remote code execution leading to privilege escalation by injecting the proper code in the "property" field of an attachment selector, as a gadget of their own dashboard. Note that the vulnerability does not impact comments of a wiki. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.2, 15.0-rc-1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.1–9.1
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (12)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-attachment-ui14.0-rc-1 → 14.4.8osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-attachment-ui
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-attachment-ui14.5 → 14.10.2osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-attachment-ui
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-attachment-ui3.0-rc-1 → 13.10.11osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-attachment-ui
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-3hjg-cghv-22wworg.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-attachment-ui vulnerable to Code Injection2023-04-20ghsa · osvUS
### Impact A registered user can perform remote code execution leading to privilege escalation by injecting the proper code in the "property" field of an attachment selector, as a gadget of their own dashboard. Note that the vulnerability does not impact comments of a wiki. ### Patches The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.2, 15.0-rc-1. ### Workarounds The problem can be worked around by applying following changes directly in XWiki.AttachmentSelector page: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/5e8725b4272cd3e5be09d3ca84273be2da6869c1. ### References * https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20364 * https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/5e8725b4272cd3e5be09d3ca84273be2da6869c1 ### 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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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-29519/cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/5e8725b4272cd3e5be09d3ca84273be2da6869c1cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-3hjg-cghv-22wwcnnvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20364cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29519cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/5e8725b4272cd3e5be09d3ca84273be2da6869c1enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-3hjg-cghv-22wwenisa_euvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20364enisa_euvd
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