CVE-2023-26474
XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation via properties with wiki syntax that are executed with wrong author
Description
### 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](http://jira.xwiki.org/) * Email us at [Security ML](mailto:security@xwiki.org)
How to fix CVE-2023-26474
To remediate CVE-2023-26474, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 13.10.11 or later
- —upgrade to 13.10.11 or later
Is CVE-2023-26474 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 13.10, < 13.10.11
- >= 13.10, < 13.10.11
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |