# 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. - **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 2 Mar 2023 - **Updated:** 5 Mar 2025 - **Also known as:** GHSA-vwr6-qp4q-2wj7 ## 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 (Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output) ## 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 | Ecosystem | 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: 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](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-2023-26472 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: 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. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26472 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected packages and fixed versions: - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui (Maven): affected from 14.0; fixed in 14.4.6 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui (Maven): affected from 14.0; fixed in 14.4.6 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui (Maven): affected from 14.5; fixed in 14.9 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui (Maven): affected from 14.5; fixed in 14.9 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui (Maven): affected from 6.2-milestone-1; fixed in 13.10.10 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui (Maven): affected from 6.2-milestone-1; fixed in 13.10.10 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-2023-26472/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26472/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26472 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26472 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-26472 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26472/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.