XWiki Platform remote code execution/programming rights with configuration section from any user account
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-94Published · Updated
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. Starting in 2.3 and prior to versions 14.10.15, 15.5.2, and 15.7-rc-1, anyone who can edit an arbitrary wiki page in an XWiki installation can gain programming right through several cases of missing escaping in the code for displaying sections in the administration interface. This impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. Normally, all users are allowed to edit their own user profile so this should be exploitable by all users of the XWiki instance. This has been fixed in XWiki 14.10.15, 15.5.2 and 15.7RC1. The patches can be manually applied to the `XWiki.ConfigurableClassMacros` and `XWiki.ConfigurableClass` pages.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01188 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed xwiki-platform (xwiki): 14.10.15, 15.5.2, 15.7-rc-1org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven): 14.10.15, 15.5.2, 15.7-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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XWiki | xwiki-platform | 2.3 to before 14.10.15; 15.0-rc-1 to before 15.5.2; 15.6-rc-1 to before 15.7-rc-1 | 14.10.15, 15.5.2, 15.7-rc-1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven) | 2.3 to before 14.10.15 | 14.10.15 | Patch available | GHSA-qj86-p74r-7wp5 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven) | 15.0-rc-1 to before 15.5.2 | 15.5.2 | Patch available | GHSA-qj86-p74r-7wp5 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven) | 15.6-rc-1 to before 15.7-rc-1 | 15.7-rc-1 | Patch available | GHSA-qj86-p74r-7wp5 |
- xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 2.3 to before 14.10.15; 15.0-rc-1 to before 15.5.2; 15.6-rc-1 to before 15.7-rc-1 Fixed in 14.10.15, 15.5.2, 15.7-rc-1 Patch available CNA
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.3 to before 14.10.15 Fixed in 14.10.15 Patch available GHSA-qj86-p74r-7wp5
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected 15.0-rc-1 to before 15.5.2 Fixed in 15.5.2 Patch available GHSA-qj86-p74r-7wp5
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected 15.6-rc-1 to before 15.7-rc-1 Fixed in 15.7-rc-1 Patch available GHSA-qj86-p74r-7wp5
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 to before 14.10.5; 15.0 to before 15.5.2 | Vulnerable | XWiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.6 | Vulnerable | XWiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.6 rc1 | Vulnerable | XWiki |
| cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.7 rc1 | Vulnerable | XWiki |
- cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 to before 14.10.5; 15.0 to before 15.5.2 Vulnerable ·XWiki
- cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.6 Vulnerable ·XWiki
- cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.6 rc1 Vulnerable ·XWiki
- cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.7 rc1 Vulnerable ·XWiki
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 14.10.15, 15.5.2, 15.7-rc-1
- Fix · GHSA-qj86-p74r-7wp5 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven) Fixed in 14.10.15 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qj86-p74r-7wp5 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven) Fixed in 15.5.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qj86-p74r-7wp5 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven) Fixed in 15.7-rc-1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50723
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qj86-p74r-7wp5
References
Patch 8
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-qj86-p74r-7wp5
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0f367aaae4e0696f61cf5a67a75edd27d1d16db6
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/1157c1ecea395aac7f64cd8a6f484b1225416dc7
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/749f6aee1bfbcf191c3734ea0aa9eba3aa63240e
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/bd82be936c21b65dee367d558e3050b9b6995713
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21121
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21122
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21194
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-2023-50723 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-50723 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qj86-p74r-7wp5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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