org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui 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 on commonly accessible documents 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 `documentTree` macro parameters in This macro is installed by default in `FlamingoThemesCode.WebHome`. This page is installed by default. The vulnerability has been patched in 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 | 7.2-rc-1 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-flamingo-theme-ui (Maven) | 7.2-rc-1 to before 13.10.11 | 13.10.11 | Patch available | GHSA-f4v8-58f6-mwj4 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui (Maven) | 14.0-rc-1 to before 14.4.7 | 14.4.7 | Patch available | GHSA-f4v8-58f6-mwj4 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui (Maven) | 14.5 to before 14.10 | 14.10 | Patch available | GHSA-f4v8-58f6-mwj4 |
- xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 7.2-rc-1 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-flamingo-theme-ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.2-rc-1 to before 13.10.11 Fixed in 13.10.11 Patch available GHSA-f4v8-58f6-mwj4
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected 14.0-rc-1 to before 14.4.7 Fixed in 14.4.7 Patch available GHSA-f4v8-58f6-mwj4
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected 14.5 to before 14.10 Fixed in 14.10 Patch available GHSA-f4v8-58f6-mwj4
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10
- Fix · GHSA-f4v8-58f6-mwj4 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui (Maven) Fixed in 13.10.11 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-f4v8-58f6-mwj4 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui (Maven) Fixed in 14.4.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-f4v8-58f6-mwj4 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui (Maven) Fixed in 14.10 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-29509
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f4v8-58f6-mwj4
References
Patch 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-2023-29509 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-29509 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f4v8-58f6-mwj4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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