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CVE-2023-29521 Detail

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with view rights can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping of `Macro.VFSTreeMacro`. This page is not installed by default.This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.2, 14.4.8, 13.10.11. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fad02328f5ec7ab7fe5b932ffb5bc5c1ba7a5b12 Patch 
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fad02328f5ec7ab7fe5b932ffb5bc5c1ba7a5b12 Patch 
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-p67q-h88v-5jgr Exploit  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-p67q-h88v-5jgr Exploit  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20260 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20260 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Patch  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST   GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-29521
NVD Published Date:
04/18/2023
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
GitHub, Inc.