Async and display macro allow displaying and interacting with any document in restricted mode
Priority HIGH 76CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-284.
Summary
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions it's possible to display or interact with any page a user cannot access through the combination of the async and display macros. A comment with either macro will be executed when viewed providing a code injection vector in the context of the running server. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.3, 14.4.8, and 13.10.11. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01144 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed xwiki-platform (xwiki): 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.3org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.3+1 more product
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 | 10.11.1 to before 13.10.11; 14.0.0 to before 14.4.8; 14.5.0 to before 14.10.3 | 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) | 10.11.1 to before 13.10.11 | 13.10.11 | Patch available | GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) | 14.0-rc-1 to before 14.4.8 | 14.4.8 | Patch available | GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) | 14.5 to before 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 | Patch available | GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro (Maven) | 10.11.1 to before 13.10.11 | 13.10.11 | Patch available | GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro (Maven) | 14.0-rc-1 to before 14.4.8 | 14.4.8 | Patch available | GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro (Maven) | 14.5 to before 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 | Patch available | GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5 |
- xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 10.11.1 to before 13.10.11; 14.0.0 to before 14.4.8; 14.5.0 to before 14.10.3 Fixed in 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.3 Patch available CNA
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 10.11.1 to before 13.10.11 Fixed in 13.10.11 Patch available GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 14.0-rc-1 to before 14.4.8 Fixed in 14.4.8 Patch available GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 14.5 to before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro (Maven) Vendor— Affected 10.11.1 to before 13.10.11 Fixed in 13.10.11 Patch available GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro (Maven) Vendor— Affected 14.0-rc-1 to before 14.4.8 Fixed in 14.4.8 Patch available GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro (Maven) Vendor— Affected 14.5 to before 14.10.3 Fixed in 14.10.3 Patch available GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.11.1 to before 13.10.11; 14.0 to before 14.4.8; 14.5 to before 14.10.3 | Vulnerable | XWiki |
- cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.11.1 to before 13.10.11; 14.0 to before 14.4.8; 14.5 to before 14.10.3 Vulnerable ·XWiki
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.3
- Fix · GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 13.10.11 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 14.4.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro (Maven) Fixed in 13.10.11 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro (Maven) Fixed in 14.4.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro (Maven) Fixed in 14.10.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-29526
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5
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-2023-29526 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-29526 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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