CVE-2023-29516

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    CVE-2023-29516

    Published: 18 Apr 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: Code injection from view right on XWiki.AttachmentSelector in xwiki-platform

    Details: XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with view rights on `XWiki.AttachmentSelector` can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping in the "Cancel and return to page" button. This page is installed by default. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.1, 14.4.8, and 13.10.11. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

    References: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20275, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/29xxx/CVE-2023-29516.json, https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-3989-4c6x-725f, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29516, https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/aca1d677c58563bbe6e35c9e1c29fd8b12ebb996

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8d72461ba6976af6005e2df511bdeeeb17ef2d74

    Affected versions

    xwiki-commons-14.10

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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