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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.9

CVE-2023-37914 json

Privilege escalation (PR)/RCE from account through Invitation subject/message

published 2023-08-17 3 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-7954-6m9q-gpvf , EUVD-2023-2232

cvss
9.9
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user who can view `Invitation.WebHome` can execute arbitrary script macros including Groovy and Python macros that allow remote code execution including unrestricted read and write access to all wiki contents. This vulnerability has been patched on XWiki 14.4.8, 15.2-rc-1, and 14.10.6. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may manually apply the patch on `Invitation.InvitationCommon` and `Invitation.InvitationConfig`, but there are otherwise no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui 14.4.8, 14.10.6, 15.2-rc-1
  • xwiki xwiki-platform 14.4.8, 14.10.6, 15.2-tc-1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

1.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-7954-6m9q-gpvf referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • jira.xwiki.org https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20421 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
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 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui
>=2.5-m-1, <14.4.8
>=14.5, <14.10.6
>=15.0-rc-1, <15.2-rc-1
14.4.8
14.10.6
15.2-rc-1

Affected products

  • xwiki xwiki-platform

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
  • CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code

References

Sources

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