Eval Injection in XWiki platform - CVE-2023-29522
Published: April 18, 2023 / Updated: May 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129961
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:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29522
CWE-ID: CWE-95
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 improper neutralization of directives in dynamically evaluated code in XWiki.ClassSheet when rendering a non-existing page with a crafted page name. A remote user can open a specially crafted URL to execute arbitrary code.
The issue can expose unrestricted read and write access to all wiki contents.
Affected software
XWiki platform
How to mitigate CVE-2023-29522
Install security update from vendor's website.
XWiki platform - addressed in versions 14.4.8, 14.10.3, 15.0