Eval Injection in XWiki platform - CVE-2023-46731
Published: November 6, 2023 / Updated: May 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129913
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46731
CWE-ID: CWE-95
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: XWiki
Affected software:
XWiki platform
XWiki platform
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of directives in dynamically evaluated code in the Administration section display code in XWiki.AdminSheet when processing the section URL parameter. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to execute arbitrary code.
By default, the issue is reachable by anyone with read access to XWiki.AdminSheet, including unauthenticated users.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-46731
Install security update from vendor's website.