Eval Injection in XWiki platform - CVE-2023-29213
Published: April 12, 2023 / Updated: May 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129983
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29213
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 user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of directives in dynamically evaluated code in the logging administration interface when handling crafted logger_name parameters in requests to the LoggingAdmin page. A remote user can trick a user with programming rights into visiting a specially crafted URL to execute arbitrary code.
User interaction is required, and exploitation depends on a user with programming rights visiting the crafted URL.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-29213
Install security update from vendor's website.