Code injection in XWiki Platform

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU84517

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37462

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-ui. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

XWiki platform: 7.0 - 14.10.3

External links

http://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-h4vp-69r8-gvjg
http://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/d9c88ddc4c0c78fa534bd33237e95dea66003d29
http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20457

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.