Relative Path Traversal in XWiki platform - CVE-2023-37913
Published: October 25, 2023 / Updated: May 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129929
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37913
CWE-ID: CWE-23
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to relative path traversal in the office converter when processing an attachment with a specially crafted file name. A remote user can upload or rename an attachment to write its contents to an attacker-controlled location on the server to execute arbitrary code.
Exploitation requires the office conversion process to be running, and successful file writing depends on the Java process having write access to the target location.
Affected software
XWiki platform
How to mitigate CVE-2023-37913
Install security update from vendor's website.
XWiki platform - addressed in versions 14.10.8, 15.3