Code execution via the edit action in XWiki platform
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-94.
Summary
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions it's possible for a user to execute any content with the right of an existing document's content author, provided the user have edit right on it. A crafted URL of the form ` /xwiki/bin/edit//?content=%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln%28%22Hello+from+Groovy%21%22%29%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D&xpage=view` can be used to execute arbitrary groovy code on the server. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki versions 14.10.6 and 15.2RC1. Users are advised to update. 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 | 1.0 to before 14.10.6 | 14.10.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) | 15.0 to before 15.2-rc-1 | 15.2-rc-1 | Patch available | GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) | 1.0 to before 14.10.6 | 14.10.6 | Patch available | GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w |
- xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 1.0 to before 14.10.6 Fixed in 14.10.6 Patch available CNA
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 15.0 to before 15.2-rc-1 Fixed in 15.2-rc-1 Patch available GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.0 to before 14.10.6 Fixed in 14.10.6 Patch available GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 14.10.6
- Fix · GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 15.2-rc-1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 14.10.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-46243
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w
References
Patch 3
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-2023-46243 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-46243 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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