CVE-2023-35166 in the critical feed json
Privilege escalation (PR) from account through TipsPanel
published 2023-06-20 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h , EUVD-2023-1816
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 62.2%
- EPSS 62.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
- 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 execute any wiki content with the right of the TipsPanel author by creating a tip UI extension. This has been patched in XWiki 15.1-rc-1 and 14.10.5.
Patch / fix
- maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui 14.10.5, 15.1-rc-1
- xwiki xwiki 14.10.5
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
62.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- jira.xwiki.org https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20281 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 10.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui | >=8.1-milestone-1, <14.10.5 >=15.0-rc-1, <15.1-rc-1 |
14.10.5 15.1-rc-1 |
Affected products
- xwiki xwiki-platform
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
-
github.com
/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/98208c5bb1e8cdf3ff1ac35d8b3d1cb3c28b3263#diff-4e3467d2ef3871a68b2f910e67cf8453175
web, patch
-
github.com
/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h
web, patch, vendor-advisory
-
jira.xwiki.org
/browse/XWIKI-20281
web, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35166
advisory
-
github.com
/xwiki/xwiki-platform
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-35166
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h
- NVD CVE-2023-35166
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