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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.7

CVE-2023-46242 json

Code injection in XWiki Platform

published 2023-11-07 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-hgpw-6p4h-j6h5 , EUVD-2023-2974

cvss
9.7
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 40%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore 14.10.7, 15.2-rc-1
  • xwiki xwiki 14.10.7, 15.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 9.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore
>=1.0, <14.10.7
>=15.0, <15.2-rc-1
14.10.7
15.2-rc-1

Affected products

  • xwiki xwiki-platform

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
  • CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery

References

Sources

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