CVE-2023-29521
XWiki Platform vulnerable to code injection from account/view through VFS Tree macro
Impact
### Impact Any user with view rights can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping of `Macro.VFSTreeMacro`. This page is not installed by default. See https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20260 for the reproduction steps. ### Patches The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.2, 14.4.8, 13.10.11. ### Workarounds The issue can be fixed by applying this [patch](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fad02328f5ec7ab7fe5b932ffb5bc5c1ba7a5b12) on `Macro.VFSTreeMacro`. ### References - https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20260 - https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fad02328f5ec7ab7fe5b932ffb5bc5c1ba7a5b12 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/) * Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-vfs-ui | >= 7.4-milestone-2, < 13.10.11 | 13.10.11 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xwiki | Xwiki | before 13.10.11 from 14.0 before 14.4.8 from 14.5 before 14.10.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fad02328f5ec7ab7fe5b932ffb5bc5c1ba7a5b12
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-p67q-h88v-5jgr
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20260
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p67q-h88v-5jgr
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29521