CVE-2023-29214 : XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki pr

XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. Any user with edit rights 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 included pages in the IncludedDocuments panel. The problem has been patched on XWiki 14.4.7, and 14.10.

Published 2023-04-16 07:15:53

Updated 2023-04-26 17:15:27

Source GitHub, Inc.

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Products affected by CVE-2023-29214

Xwiki » Xwiki
Versions before (<) 13.10.11
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Xwiki » Xwiki
Versions from including (>=) 14.4.0 and before (<) 14.4.7
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Xwiki » Xwiki » Version: 14.10 Update RC1
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:14.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-29214

EPSS FAQ

7.12%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 91 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-29214

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
8.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	2.8	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
9.9	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.1	6.0	GitHub, Inc.
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Changed Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2023-29214

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')

The product 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").

Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2023-29214

https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20306

[XWIKI-20306] Privilege escalation (PR) from account through IncludedDocuments panel - XWiki.org JIRA
Exploit;Issue Tracking
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-qx9h-c5v6-ghqh

Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-panels-ui (IncludedDocuments) · Advisory · xwiki/xwiki-platform · GitHub
Exploit;Patch;Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/50b4d91418b4150933f0317eb4a94ceaf5b69f67

XWIKI-20293: Improved IncludedDocuments panel escaping · xwiki/xwiki-platform@50b4d91 · GitHub
Patch

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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-29214

Products affected by CVE-2023-29214

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-29214

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-29214

CWE ids for CVE-2023-29214

References for CVE-2023-29214