org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-ui-mainwiki Eval Injection vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-95.
Summary
XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. Any user with view rights `WikiManager.DeleteWiki` 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 the `wikiId` url parameter. The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7, and 14.10.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XWiki | xwiki-platform | 5.3-milestone-2 to before 13.10.11; 14.0-rc-1 to before 14.4.7; 14.5 to before 14.10 | 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-ui-mainwiki (Maven) | 5.3-milestone-2 to before 13.10.11 | 13.10.11 | Patch available | GHSA-w7v9-fc49-4qg4 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-ui-mainwiki (Maven) | 14.0-rc-1 to before 14.4.7 | 14.4.7 | Patch available | GHSA-w7v9-fc49-4qg4 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-ui-mainwiki (Maven) | 14.5 to before 14.10 | 14.10 | Patch available | GHSA-w7v9-fc49-4qg4 |
- xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 5.3-milestone-2 to before 13.10.11; 14.0-rc-1 to before 14.4.7; 14.5 to before 14.10 Fixed in 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10 Patch available CNA
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-ui-mainwiki (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.3-milestone-2 to before 13.10.11 Fixed in 13.10.11 Patch available GHSA-w7v9-fc49-4qg4
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-ui-mainwiki (Maven) Vendor— Affected 14.0-rc-1 to before 14.4.7 Fixed in 14.4.7 Patch available GHSA-w7v9-fc49-4qg4
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-ui-mainwiki (Maven) Vendor— Affected 14.5 to before 14.10 Fixed in 14.10 Patch available GHSA-w7v9-fc49-4qg4
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10
- Fix · GHSA-w7v9-fc49-4qg4 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-ui-mainwiki (Maven) Fixed in 13.10.11 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-w7v9-fc49-4qg4 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-ui-mainwiki (Maven) Fixed in 14.4.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-w7v9-fc49-4qg4 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-ui-mainwiki (Maven) Fixed in 14.10 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-29211
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7v9-fc49-4qg4
References
Exploit 2
More Xwiki vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-18595 Remote code execution as guest via SolrSearchMacros request in xwiki KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-25214 Remote code execution through the section parameter in Administration as guest in XWiki Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-23500 XWiki Platform vulnerable to SQL injection through getdeleteddocuments.vm template sort parameter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-23979 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server allows SQL injection in query endpoint of REST API CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2024-20829 XWiki Platform: Remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestSourceSheet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-14375 XWiki Remote Code Execution vulnerability via user registration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2023-29211 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-29211 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w7v9-fc49-4qg4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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