Code injection from account through XWiki.SchedulerJobSheet in xwiki-platform
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute anything with the right of the Scheduler Application sheet page. A user without script or programming rights, edit your user profile with the object editor and add a new object of type XWiki.SchedulerJobClass, In "Job Script", groovy code can be added and will be executed in the server context on viewing. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.3 and 15.0 RC1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
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 | before 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui (Maven) | 2.0.1 to before 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 | Patch available | GHSA-fc42-5w56-qw7h |
- xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available CNA
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.0.1 to before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-fc42-5w56-qw7h
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 14.10.3
- Fix · GHSA-fc42-5w56-qw7h org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui (Maven) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-29524
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fc42-5w56-qw7h
References
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-2023-29524 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-29524 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fc42-5w56-qw7h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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