CVE-2023-29516

high-risk
Published 2023-04-19

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with view rights on `XWiki.AttachmentSelector` can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping in the "Cancel and return to page" button. This page is installed by default. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.1, 14.4.8, and 13.10.11. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

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15.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 84% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Fix available
Upgrade to: 8f86c33eaa61f634015ab3806f25f9bf0c82638d
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CVSS 9.9/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

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high-risk
Severity 33/34 · Critical
Exploitability 13/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal