XWiki Platform RCE via First Name Field in V12.9-rc-1 to v14.4.8/14.10.6/15.1
CVE-2023-35152 Published on June 23, 2023
XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation (PR) from account through like LiveTableResults
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 12.9-rc-1 and prior to versions 14.4.8, 14.10.6, and 15.1, any logged in user can add dangerous content in their first name field and see it executed with programming rights. Leading to rights escalation. The vulnerability has been fixed on XWiki 14.4.8, 14.10.6, and 15.1. As a workaround, one may apply the patch manually.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-35152 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2023-35152. 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 Eval Injection Vulnerability?
The software receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes code syntax before using the input in a dynamic evaluation call (e.g. "eval"). This may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, or at least modify what code can be executed.
CVE-2023-35152 has been classified to as an Eval Injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-35152
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Affected Versions
xwiki-platform:- Version >= 12.9-rc-1, < 14.4.8 is affected.
- Version >= 14.5, < 14.10.6 is affected.
- Version >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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