CVE-2023-50721
highpriority · attend · 63EPSS 0.788 · 100 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in 4.5-rc-1 and prior to versions 14.10.15, 15.5.2, and 15.7-rc-1, the search administration interface doesn't properly escape the id and label of search user interface extensions, allowing the injection of XWiki syntax containing script macros including Groovy macros that allow remote code execution, impacting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki instance. This attack can be executed by any user who can edit some wiki page like the user's profile (editable by default) as user interface extensions that will be displayed in the search administration can be added on any document by any user. The necessary escaping has been added in XWiki 14.10.15, 15.5.2 and 15.7RC1. As a workaround, the patch can be applied manually applied to the page `XWiki.SearchAdmin`.
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 · 8.8–10
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (15)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui15.0-rc-1 → 15.5.2osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-search-ui
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui15.6-rc-1 → 15.7-rc-1osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-search-ui
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui4.5-rc-1 → 14.10.15osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-search-ui
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-7654-vfh6-rw6xRemote code execution from account through SearchAdmin2023-12-16ghsa · osvUS
### Impact The search administration interface doesn't properly escape the id and label of search user interface extensions, allowing the injection of XWiki syntax containing script macros including Groovy macros that allow remote code execution, impacting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki instance. This attack can be executed by any user who can edit some wiki page like the user's profile (editable by default) as user interface extensions that will be displayed in the search administration can be added on any document by any user. To reproduce, edit any document with the object editor, add an object of type `XWiki.UIExtensionClass`, set "Extension Point Id" to `org.xwiki.platform.search`, set "Extension ID" to `{{async}}{{groovy}}services.logging.getLogger("attacker").error("Attack from extension id succeeded!"){{/groovy}}{{/async}}`, set "Extension Parameters" to `label={{async}}{{groovy}}services.logging.getLogger("attacker").error("Attack from label succeeded!"){{/groovy}}{{/async}}` and "Extension Scope" to "Current User". Then open the page `XWiki.SearchAdmin`, e.g., on http://localhost:8080/xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/SearchAdmin. If there are error log messages in XWiki's log that announce that attacks succeeded, the instance is vulnerable. ### Patches The necessary escaping has been added in XWiki 14.10.15, 15.5.2 and 15.7RC1. ### Workarounds The [patch](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/62863736d78ffd60d822279c5fb7fb9593042766#diff-2272c913e5ca43813e52f8fa748c9b043bf0f01561908d7eba6ca3601d8475c4) can be manually applied to the page `XWiki.SearchAdmin`. ### References * https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/62863736d78ffd60d822279c5fb7fb9593042766 * https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21200
also known as (4)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-50721/cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/62863736d78ffd60d822279c5fb7fb9593042766cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-7654-vfh6-rw6xcnnvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21200cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50721cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/62863736d78ffd60d822279c5fb7fb9593042766enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-7654-vfh6-rw6xenisa_euvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21200enisa_euvd
Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan