CVE-2022-41928 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') in AttachmentSelector.xml

What is CVE-2022-41928?

CVE-2022-41928 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 23 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

XWiki Platform vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') in AttachmentSelector.xml. The issue can also be reproduced by inserting the dangerous payload in the `height` or `alt` macro properties. This has been patched in versions 13.10.7, 14.4.2, and 14.5. The issue can be fixed on a running wiki by updating `XWiki.AttachmentSelector` with the versions below: - 14.5-rc-1+: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/eb15147adf94bddb92626f862c1710d45bcd64a7#diff-e1513599ab698991f6cbba55d38f3f464432ced8d137a668b1f7618c7e747e23 - 14.4.2+: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/c02f8eb1f3c953d124f2c097021536f8bc00fa8d#diff-e1513599ab698991f6cbba55d38f3f464432ced8d137a668b1f7618c7e747e23 - 13.10.7+: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/efd0df0468d46149ba68b66660b93f31b6318515#diff-e1513599ab698991f6cbba55d38f3f464432ced8d137a668b1f7618c7e747e23

Weakness: CWE-95

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41928?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-attachment-ui. It affects 1 product.

Products include Xwiki Xwiki.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41928?

Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-attachment-ui to a fixed version for your release line: 14.4.2 or 13.10.7.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2022-41928 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-41928 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Xwiki Xwiki

• CVE-2025-24893 XWiki Platform Eval Injection Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-53836 XWiki Rendering is vulnerable to RCE attacks when processing nested macros Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-55662 XWiki allows remote code execution through the extension sheet Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-55877 XWiki allows remote code execution from account through macro descriptions and XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-37901 XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet Critical 10.0

All Xwiki Xwiki vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9hqh-fmhg-vq2j.