Authenticated code execution via unescaped section metadata
Published Dec 15, 2023 · Updated May 7, 2025
Code injection in XWiki Platform 2.3 and later before 14.10.15, 15.5.2, and 15.7-rc-1 allows remote authenticated users to execute code. ConfigurableClass headings and crafted document references are rendered in the administration interface without context-appropriate escaping, causing embedded Groovy macros to execute with programming right. Any account that can edit an arbitrary page, normally including its own profile, can compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the installation.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in XWiki Platform 2.3 and later before 14.10.15, 15.5.2, and 15.7-rc-1 allows remote authenticated users to execute code. ConfigurableClass headings and crafted document references are rendered in the administration interface without context-appropriate escaping, causing embedded Groovy macros to execute with programming right. Any account that can edit an arbitrary page, normally including its own profile, can compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the installation.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-50723
- Published
- Dec 15, 2023
- Updated
- May 7, 2025
- Vendor
- CryptPad
- Product
- XWiki Platform
- Classifications
- CWE-95, CWE-94, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 15, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=>= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.2
- Affected versionversion=>= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.7-rc-1
- Affected versionversion=>= 2.3, < 14.10.15
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Vendor ConfigurableClass Groovy reproductionproof of concept · demonstrated
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Technologies
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