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CVE-2023-46243

9.9 · CRITICAL

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

Published Nov 7, 2023CWE-94EPSS 0.98%

Overview

CVE-2023-46243 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 7, 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 Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions it's possible for a user to execute any content with the right of an existing document's content author, provided the user have edit right on it. A crafted URL of the form ` /xwiki/bin/edit//?content=%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln%28%22Hello+from+Groovy%21%22%29%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D&xpage=view` can be used to execute arbitrary groovy code on the server. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki versions 14.10.6 and 15.2RC1. Users are advised to update. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

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/a0e6ca083b36be6f183b9af33ae735c1e02010f4GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5wRefjira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20385GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/a0e6ca083b36be6f183b9af33ae735c1e02010f4GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-g2qq-c5j9-5w5wRefjira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20385

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-46243?

CVE-2023-46243 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 7, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2023-46243?

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-2023-46243?

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-2023-46243?

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