XWiki 13.10 privilege escalation via text area prop
CVE-2023-26474 Published on March 2, 2023
XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation via properties with wiki syntax that are executed with wrong author
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 13.10, it's possible to use the right of an existing document content author to execute a text area property. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10, 14.4.7, and 13.10.11. There are no known workarounds.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-26474 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2023-26474 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-26474
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Affected Versions
xwiki-platform:- Version >= 13.10, < 13.10.11 is affected.
- Version >= 14.0, < 14.4.7 is affected.
- Version >= 14.5, < 14.10 is affected.
Vulnerable Packages
The following package name and versions may be associated with CVE-2023-26474
| Package Manager | Vulnerable Package | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore | >= 13.10, < 13.10.11 | 13.10.11 |
| maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore | >= 13.10, < 13.10.11 | 13.10.11 |
| maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore | >= 14.0, < 14.4.7 | 14.4.7 |
| maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore | >= 14.0, < 14.4.7 | 14.4.7 |
| maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore | >= 14.5, < 14.10 | 14.10 |
| maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore | >= 14.5, < 14.10 | 14.10 |
Exploit Probability
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