Eval Injection in XWiki platform - CVE-2023-35152

 

Eval Injection in XWiki platform - CVE-2023-35152

Published: June 20, 2023 / Updated: May 5, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU129936
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35152
CWE-ID: CWE-95
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: XWiki
Affected software:
XWiki platform

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of directives in dynamically evaluated code in like LiveTableResults when rendering a user's first name field. A remote user can place dangerous content in their first name field to escalate privileges.

The injected content can be executed with programming rights.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-35152

Install security update from vendor's website.

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