CVE-2023-35166
highpriority · attend · 57OT risk · highEPSS 0.622 · 99 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute any wiki content with the right of the TipsPanel author by creating a tip UI extension. This has been patched in XWiki 15.1-rc-1 and 14.10.5.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.8–10
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affected products (5)
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- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui15.0-rc-1 → 15.1-rc-1osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-help-ui
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui8.1-milestone-1 → 14.10.5osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-help-ui
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7hXWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation (PR) from account through TipsPanel2023-06-20ghsa · osvUS
### Impact It's possible to execute any wiki content with the right of the TipsPanel author by creating a tip UI extension. To reproduce: * Add an object of type UIExtensionClass * Set "Extension Point ID" to org.xwiki.platform.help.tipsPanel * Set "Extension ID" to org.xwiki.platform.user.test (needs to be unique but otherwise doesn't matter) * Set "Extension Parameters" to ``` tip={{async async="true" cached="false" context="doc.reference"}}{{groovy}}println("Hello " + "from groovy!"){{/groovy}}{{/async}} ``` * Set "Extension Scope" to "Current User". * Click "Save & View" * Open the "Help.TipsPanel" document at <xwiki-host>/xwiki/bin/view/Help/TipsPanel where <xwiki-host> is the URL of your XWiki installation and press refresh repeatedly. The groovy macro is executed, after the fix you get an error instead. ### Patches This has been patched in XWiki 15.1-rc-1 and 14.10.5. ### Workarounds There are no known workarounds for it. ### References * https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20281 * https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/98208c5bb1e8cdf3ff1ac35d8b3d1cb3c28b3263#diff-4e3467d2ef3871a68b2f910e67cf84531751b32e0126321be83c0f1ed5d90b29L176-R178 ### 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 (10)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-35166/cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/98208c5bb1e8cdf3ff1ac35d8b3d1cb3c28b3263#diff-4e3467d2ef3871a68b2f910e67cf84531751b32e0126321be83c0f1ed5d90b29L176-R178cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7hcnnvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20281cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/98208c5bb1e8cdf3ff1ac35d8b3d1cb3c28b3263#diff-4e3467d2ef3871a68b2f910e67cf84531751b32e0126321be83c0f1ed5d90b29L176-R178enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7henisa_euvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20281enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/98208c5bb1e8cdf3ff1ac35d8b3d1cb3c28b3263#diff-4e3467d2ef3871a68b2f910e67cf84531751b32e0126321be83c0f1ed5d90b29L176-R178Patchnvd
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