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CVE-2023-46242: Code injection in XWiki Platform

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-11-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions it's possible to execute a content with the right of any user via a crafted URL. A user must have `programming` privileges in order to exploit this vulnerability. This issue has been patched in XWiki 14.10.7 and 15.2RC1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for for this vulnerability.

Affected products

• xwiki-platform: from 1.0 before 14.10.7; from 15.0 before 15.2 — fixed in 14.10.7, 15.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: xwiki-platform 14.10.7, 15.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/cf8eb861998ea423c3645d2e5e974420b0e882be
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-hgpw-6p4h-j6h5
• https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20386
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/cf8eb861998ea423c3645d2e5e974420b0e882be
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-hgpw-6p4h-j6h5
• https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20386

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