CVE-2020-11057 Code Injection in XWiki Platform
Registered users without scripting permissions can execute arbitrary Python or Groovy scripts via personal dashboards in XWiki Platform.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-11057?
CVE-2020-11057 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 12 May 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In XWiki Platform 7.2 through 11.10.2, registered users without scripting/programming permissions are able to execute python/groovy scripts while editing personal dashboards. This has been fixed 11.3.7 , 11.10.3 and 12.0.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11057?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2020-11057?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11057 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2020-11057 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11057 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2024-55662 XWiki allows remote code execution through the extension sheet
- CVE-2024-55877 XWiki allows remote code execution from account through macro descriptions and XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList
- CVE-2024-37901 XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rmp6-jjg8-9424.