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CVE-2023-29509

9.9 · CRITICAL

XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects.

Published Apr 16, 2023CWE-95EPSS 75.69%

Overview

CVE-2023-29509 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 16, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. Any user with view rights on commonly accessible documents 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 the `documentTree` macro parameters in This macro is installed by default in `FlamingoThemesCode.WebHome`. This page is installed by default. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7 and 14.10.

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/80d5be36f700adcd56b6c8eb3ed8b973f62ec0aeGitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-f4v8-58f6-mwj4Refjira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20279GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/80d5be36f700adcd56b6c8eb3ed8b973f62ec0aeGitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-f4v8-58f6-mwj4Refjira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20279

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29509?

CVE-2023-29509 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 16, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2023-29509?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-29509?

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-2023-29509?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2023-29509 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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