SB2023030627 - Multiple vulnerabilities in XWiki Platform
Published: March 6, 2023 Updated: May 5, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26473)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the DatabaseListProperty and suggest.vm components. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions and obtain sensitive information on the system.
2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26474)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions, execute a text area property and gain elevated privileges.
3) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26475)
CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a privilege context switching error in the annotation displayer. A remote user can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19523
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-vpx4-7rfp-h545
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20373
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/d87d7bfd8db18c20d3264f98c6deefeae93b99f7
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20360
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-h6f5-8jj5-cxhr
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20384