GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r

Aliases

CVE-2023-26474

Published

2023-03-03T22:48:40Z

Modified

2026-09-10T03:49:52Z

Severity

9.9 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation via properties with wiki syntax that are executed with wrong author

Details

Impact

It's possible to use the right of an existing document content author to execute a text area property.

To reproduce:

As an admin with programming rights, create a new user without script or programming right.
Login with the freshly created user.
Insert the following text in source mode in the about section:

    {{groovy}}println("hello from groovy!"){{/groovy}}

Click "Save & View"

Patches

This has been patched in XWiki 14.10, 14.4.7, and 13.10.11.

Workarounds

No known workaround.

References

https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20373

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Open an issue in Jira
Email us at Security ML

Database specific

{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2023-03-03T22:48:40Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2023-03-02T19:15:00Z",
    "severity":  "CRITICAL"
}

References

Affected packages

Maven

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore

Package

Name: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

13.10

Fixed

13.10.11

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r.json"

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore

Package

Name: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

13.10

Fixed

13.10.11

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r.json"

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore

Package

Name: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

14.0

Fixed

14.4.7

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r.json"

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore

Package

Name: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

14.0

Fixed

14.4.7

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r.json"

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore

Package

Name: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

14.5

Fixed

14.10

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r.json"

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore

Package

Name: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

14.5

Fixed

14.10

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r.json"