CVE-2023-46242 (GCVE-0-2023-46242)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-07 19:08 – Updated: 2024-09-12 19:13
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Code injection in XWiki Platform
Summary
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions it's possible to execute a content with the right of any user via a crafted URL. A user must have `programming` privileges in order to exploit this vulnerability. This issue has been patched in XWiki 14.10.7 and 15.2RC1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for for this vulnerability.
Severity
9.7 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-04 16:19 UTC
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/cf… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20386 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-platform |
Affected:
>= 1.0, < 14.10.7
|
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