CVE-2023-26056 XWiki Platform allows macro execution as any user without programming rights through the context macro

What is CVE-2023-26056?

CVE-2023-26056 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 2 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 3.0-milestone-1, it's possible to execute a script with the right of another user, provided the target user does not have programming right. The problem has been patched in XWiki 14.8-rc-1, 14.4.5, and 13.10.10. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26056?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-macro-context. It affects 1 product.

Products include Xwiki Xwiki.

How do I fix CVE-2023-26056?

Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-macro-context to a fixed version for your release line: 14.4.5, 14.8-rc-1 or 13.10.10.

Is CVE-2023-26056 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26056 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-859x-p6jp-rc2w.