CVE-2023-26474

XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation via properties with wiki syntax that are executed with wrong author

Workarounds

No known workaround.

References

https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20373

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It's possible to use the right of an existing document content author to execute a text area property.

To reproduce:

• As an admin with programming rights, create a new user without script or programming right.
• Login with the freshly created user.
• Insert the following text in source mode in the about section:

    {{groovy}}println("hello from groovy!"){{/groovy}}

• Click "Save & View"

CVE-2023-26474 has a CVSS score of 9.9 (Critical). The vector is network-reachable, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.

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This has been patched in XWiki 14.10, 14.4.7, and 13.10.11.

1. What is CVE-2023-26474? CVE-2023-26474 is a critical-severity security vulnerability in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (maven), affecting versions >= 13.10, < 13.10.11. It is fixed in 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10.
2. How severe is CVE-2023-26474? CVE-2023-26474 has a CVSS score of 9.9 (Critical). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
3. Which packages are affected by CVE-2023-26474?
   • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (maven) (versions >= 13.10, < 13.10.11)
   • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (maven) (versions >= 13.10, < 13.10.11)
4. Is there a fix for CVE-2023-26474? Yes. CVE-2023-26474 is fixed in 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10. Upgrade to this version or later.
5. Is CVE-2023-26474 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2023-26474 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
6. What actually determines whether CVE-2023-26474 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
7. How do I fix CVE-2023-26474?
   • Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to 13.10.11 or later
   • Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore to 13.10.11 or later
   • Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to 14.4.7 or later
   • Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore to 14.4.7 or later
   • Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to 14.10 or later
   • Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore to 14.10 or later

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