Privilege escalation in XWiki Commons



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-26055
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 XWiki Commons
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor XWiki

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU72771

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26055

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions within the first name parameter. A remote user can gain elevated privileges. 

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

XWiki Commons: 3.1-milestone-1

CPE2.3 External links

https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19793
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19794
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/security/advisories/GHSA-8cw6-4r32-6r3h
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2498


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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