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CVE-2023-26470

5.7 · MEDIUM

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it.

Published Mar 2, 2023CWE-400EPSS 0.85%

Overview

CVE-2023-26470 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 2, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.7 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.7, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to make the farm unusable by adding an object to a page with a huge number (e.g. 67108863). Most of the time this will fill the memory allocated to XWiki and make it unusable every time this document is manipulated. This issue has been patched in XWiki 14.0-rc-1.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/04e5a89d2879b160cdfaea846024d3d9c1a525e6GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/db3d1c62fc5fb59fefcda3b86065d2d362f55164GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fdfce062642b0ac062da5cda033d25482f4600faGitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-92wp-r7hm-42g7Refjira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19223GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/04e5a89d2879b160cdfaea846024d3d9c1a525e6GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/db3d1c62fc5fb59fefcda3b86065d2d362f55164GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fdfce062642b0ac062da5cda033d25482f4600faGitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-92wp-r7hm-42g7Refjira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19223

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26470?

CVE-2023-26470 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 2, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.7 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2023-26470?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.7, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-26470?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-26470?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2023-26470 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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