# CVE-2023-26480: XWiki-Platform vulnerable to stored Cross-site Scripting via the HTML displayer in Live Data > Attackers can inject malicious scripts via the Live Data macro, potentially compromising user sessions and data in XWiki installations. - **Severity:** High 8.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 2 Mar 2023 - **Updated:** 5 Mar 2025 - **Also known as:** GHSA-32fq-m2q5-h83g ## What is CVE-2023-26480? CVE-2023-26480 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 2 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link. ### Official description XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 12.10, a user without script rights can introduce a stored cross-site scripting by using the Live Data macro. This has been patched in XWiki 14.9, 14.4.7, and 13.10.10. There are no known workarounds. Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26480? 6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro. It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro` | Maven | From 12.10 | 13.10.10 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro` | Maven | From 12.10 | 13.10.10 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro` | Maven | From 14.0 | 14.4.7 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro` | Maven | From 14.0 | 14.4.7 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro` | Maven | From 14.5 | 14.9 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro` | Maven | From 14.5 | 14.9 | Products: Xwiki Xwiki. ## How do I fix CVE-2023-26480? Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro to a fixed version for your release line: 13.10.10, 14.4.7 or 14.9. ## Is CVE-2023-26480 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26480 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-2023-26480 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2023-26480 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 2 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26480 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected packages and fixed versions: - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro (Maven): affected from 12.10; fixed in 13.10.10 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro (Maven): affected from 12.10; fixed in 13.10.10 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro (Maven): affected from 14.0; fixed in 14.4.7 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro (Maven): affected from 14.0; fixed in 14.4.7 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro (Maven): affected from 14.5; fixed in 14.9 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-livedata-macro (Maven): affected from 14.5; fixed in 14.9 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-2023-26480/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26480/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26480 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26480 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-26480 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26480/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.