CVE-2023-29520 json
Page render failure due to broken translations in xwiki-platform
published 2023-04-18 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-9jq5-xwqw-q8j3 , EUVD-2023-1252
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to break many translations coming from wiki pages by creating a corrupted document containing a translation object. This will lead to a broken page. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.1, 14.4.8, and 13.10.11. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no workarounds other than fixing any way to create a document that fail to load.
Patch / fix
- maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.1
- xwiki xwiki 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.1
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20460 advisory
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- jira.xwiki.org https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20460 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- github.com https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-9jq5-xwqw-q8j3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki | >=4.3-milestone-2, <13.10.11 >=14.0-rc-1, <14.4.8 >=14.5, <14.10.1 |
13.10.11 14.4.8 14.10.1 |
Affected products
- xwiki xwiki-platform
Classification
References
-
jira.xwiki.org
/browse/XWIKI-20460
web, exploit, issue-tracking, patch, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-9jq5-xwqw-q8j3
web, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29520
advisory
-
github.com
/xwiki/xwiki-platform
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-29520
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-9jq5-xwqw-q8j3
- NVD CVE-2023-29520
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