CVE-2023-37462 (GCVE-0-2023-37462)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-14 20:39 – Updated: 2024-10-30 18:31| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/d9… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20457 | x_refsource_MISC |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-platform |
Affected:
>= 7.0-rc-1, < 14.4.8
Affected: >= 14.5, < 14.10.4 |
guessed |
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Characteristics
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Honeypot
Signal: In The Wild Attempts
Confidence: 70%
Source: shadowserver
Details
| 1D | 1 |
|---|---|
| Iot | no |
| Feed | Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities |
| Type | http-scan |
| Class | cms |
| 7D Avg | 0 |
| Vendor | XWiki |
| 30D Avg | 0 |
| 90D Avg | 0 |
| Product | XWiki Platform |
| Cisa Kev | no |
| Connections | 15 |
| Observation Date | 2026-10-23 |
| Vulnerability Class | CVSS |
| Vulnerability Score | 8.8 |
| Vulnerability Severity | High |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-ui |
| Vendor | Xwiki |
| Product | xwiki-platform |
| Added Date | 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.9 |
| Epss Score | 0.91492 |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Epss Percentile | 0.99804 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | True |
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