9.9
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-46243
XWiki Platform Groovy Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions it's possible for a user to execute any content with the right of an existing document's content author, provided the user have edit right on it. A crafted URL of the form ` /xwiki/bin/edit//?content=%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln%28%22Hello+from+Groovy%21%22%29%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D&xpage=view` can be used to execute arbitrary groovy code on the server. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki versions 14.10.6 and 15.2RC1. Users are advised to update. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 7, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 15, 2023, 3:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-46243 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xwiki xwiki
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-46243.

URL Resource
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/a0e6ca083b36be6f183b9af33ae735c1e02010f4 Patch
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w Patch Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20385 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-46243 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/a0e6ca083b36be6f183b9af33ae735c1e02010f4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/a0e6ca083b36be6f183b9af33ae735c1e02010f4 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w No Types Assigned https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20385 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20385 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 up to (excluding) 14.10.6 *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 up to (excluding) 15.2
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions it's possible for a user to execute any content with the right of an existing document's content author, provided the user have edit right on it. A crafted URL of the form ` /xwiki/bin/edit//?content=%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln%28%22Hello+from+Groovy%21%22%29%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D&xpage=view` can be used to execute arbitrary groovy code on the server. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki versions 14.10.6 and 15.2RC1. Users are advised to update. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/a0e6ca083b36be6f183b9af33ae735c1e02010f4 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20385 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-94
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} 0.05%

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0.48848

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