# CVE-2006-7223: XWiki Remote Code Execution

> Authenticated users can execute arbitrary code by previewing modified documents, bypassing programming rights restrictions in XWiki.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Sep 2007
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h5jm-jjgx-q2wf

## What is CVE-2006-7223?

CVE-2006-7223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 14 Sep 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

PreviewAction in XWiki 0.9.543 through 0.9.1252 does not set the Author field to the identity of the user who last modified a document, which allows remote authenticated users without programming rights to execute arbitrary code by selecting a document whose author has programming rights, modifying this document to contain a script, and previewing without saving the document.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7223?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore` | Maven | From 0.9.543 | 1.0B1 |
| `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore` | Maven | From 0.9.543 | 1.0B1 |

Products: Xwiki Xwiki.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-7223?

Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to 1.0B1 or later.

## Is CVE-2006-7223 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-7223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Xwiki Xwiki

- [CVE-2025-24893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24893/): XWiki Platform Eval Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-53836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53836/): XWiki Rendering is vulnerable to RCE attacks when processing nested macros (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-55662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55662/): XWiki allows remote code execution through the extension sheet (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-55877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55877/): XWiki allows remote code execution from account through macro descriptions and XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-37901](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37901/): XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-7223 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-7223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 14 Sep 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-7223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): affected from 0.9.543; fixed in 1.0B1
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): affected from 0.9.543; fixed in 1.0B1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7223/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7223/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7223
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7223
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-7223

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7223/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.