CVE-2023-26472 XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation via async macro and IconThemeSheet from the user profile
Attackers can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary wiki content with IconThemeSheet author rights via the user profile or new pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-26472?
CVE-2023-26472 is a critical 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 6.2-milestone-1, one can execute any wiki content with the right of IconThemeSheet author by creating an icon theme with certain content. This can be done by creating a new page or even through the user profile for users not having edit right. The issue has been patched in XWiki 14.9, 14.4.6, and 13.10.10. An available workaround is to fix the bug in the page `IconThemesCode.IconThemeSheet` by applying a modification from commit 48caf7491595238af2b531026a614221d5d61f38.
Weakness: CWE-116
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26472?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui Maven | From 14.0 | 14.4.6 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui Maven | From 14.0 | 14.4.6 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui Maven | From 14.5 | 14.9 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui Maven | From 14.5 | 14.9 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui Maven | From 6.2-milestone-1 | 13.10.10 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui Maven | From 6.2-milestone-1 | 13.10.10 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2023-26472?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui to a fixed version for your release line: 14.4.6, 14.9 or 13.10.10.
Is CVE-2023-26472 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26472 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Xwiki Xwiki
- CVE-2025-24893 XWiki Platform Eval Injection
- CVE-2025-53836 XWiki Rendering is vulnerable to RCE attacks when processing nested macros
- 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-vwr6-qp4q-2wj7.