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TI-2023-17612 Aliases CVE-2023-35166GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h

Privilege escalation (PR) from account through TipsPanel

Priority HIGH 78CWE-863Published · 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-863.

Summary

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute any wiki content with the right of the TipsPanel author by creating a tip UI extension. This has been patched in XWiki 15.1-rc-1 and 14.10.5.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.62172 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed xwiki-platform (xwiki): 14.10.5, 15.1-rc-1org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui (Maven): 14.10.5, 15.1-rc-1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
XWikixwiki-platform8.1-milestone-1 to before 14.10.5; 15.0-rc-1 to before 15.1-rc-114.10.5, 15.1-rc-1Patch availableCNA
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui (Maven)8.1-milestone-1 to before 14.10.514.10.5Patch availableGHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui (Maven)15.0-rc-1 to before 15.1-rc-115.1-rc-1Patch availableGHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h
  • xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 8.1-milestone-1 to before 14.10.5; 15.0-rc-1 to before 15.1-rc-1 Fixed in 14.10.5, 15.1-rc-1 Patch available CNA
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected 8.1-milestone-1 to before 14.10.5 Fixed in 14.10.5 Patch available GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected 15.0-rc-1 to before 15.1-rc-1 Fixed in 15.1-rc-1 Patch available GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1 to before 14.10.5VulnerableXWiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 to before 14.10.5 Vulnerable ·XWiki

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 14.10.5, 15.1-rc-1
  • Fix · GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui (Maven) Fixed in 14.10.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui (Maven) Fixed in 15.1-rc-1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-35166
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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
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