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CVE-2023-41046 Detail

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It is possible in XWiki to execute Velocity code without having script right by creating an XClass with a property of type "TextArea" and content type "VelocityCode" or "VelocityWiki". For the former, the syntax of the document needs to be set the `xwiki/1.0` (this syntax doesn't need to be installed). In both cases, when adding the property to an object, the Velocity code is executed regardless of the rights of the author of the property (edit right is still required, though). In both cases, the code is executed with the correct context author so no privileged APIs can be accessed. However, Velocity still grants access to otherwise inaccessible data and APIs that could allow further privilege escalation. At least for "VelocityCode", this behavior is most likely very old but only since XWiki 7.2, script right is a separate right, before that version all users were allowed to execute Velocity and thus this was expected and not a security issue. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.10 and 15.4 RC1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/edc52579eeaab1b4514785c134044671a1ecd839 Patch 
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/edc52579eeaab1b4514785c134044671a1ecd839 Patch 
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-m5m2-h6h9-p2c8 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-m5m2-h6h9-p2c8 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20847 Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20847 Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20848 Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20848 Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-862 Missing Authorization GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-41046
NVD Published Date:
09/01/2023
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
GitHub, Inc.