Eval Injection in XWiki platform - CVE-2023-29210
Published: April 12, 2023 / Updated: May 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129987
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-2023-29210
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 notification preferences macros when processing the user parameter. A remote user can inject crafted macro input to execute arbitrary code.
The affected macros are used in user profiles and are installed by default in XWiki.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-29210
Install security update from vendor's website.