org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-default XSS with authenticated endpoints
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. It was possible to inject some code using the URL of authenticated endpoints. This problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7 and 14.10.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01721 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed xwiki-platform (xwiki): 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-default (Maven): 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | 13.10.8 to before 13.10.11; 14.4.3 to before 14.4.7; 14.6 to before 14.10 | 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-default (Maven) | 13.10.8 to before 13.10.11 | 13.10.11 | Patch available | GHSA-jjm5-5v9v-7hx2 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-default (Maven) | 14.4.3 to before 14.4.7 | 14.4.7 | Patch available | GHSA-jjm5-5v9v-7hx2 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-default (Maven) | 14.6 to before 14.10 | 14.10 | Patch available | GHSA-jjm5-5v9v-7hx2 |
- xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 13.10.8 to before 13.10.11; 14.4.3 to before 14.4.7; 14.6 to before 14.10 Fixed in 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10 Patch available CNA
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-default (Maven) Vendor— Affected 13.10.8 to before 13.10.11 Fixed in 13.10.11 Patch available GHSA-jjm5-5v9v-7hx2
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-default (Maven) Vendor— Affected 14.4.3 to before 14.4.7 Fixed in 14.4.7 Patch available GHSA-jjm5-5v9v-7hx2
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-default (Maven) Vendor— Affected 14.6 to before 14.10 Fixed in 14.10 Patch available GHSA-jjm5-5v9v-7hx2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10
- Fix · GHSA-jjm5-5v9v-7hx2 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-default (Maven) Fixed in 13.10.11 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jjm5-5v9v-7hx2 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-default (Maven) Fixed in 14.4.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-jjm5-5v9v-7hx2 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-default (Maven) Fixed in 14.10 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-29506
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jjm5-5v9v-7hx2
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-2023-29506 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-29506 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jjm5-5v9v-7hx2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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