# CVE-2023-29509: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui Eval Injection vulnerability > Users with view rights can execute arbitrary code via improper escaping in the documentTree macro, leading to full system access. - **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:** 16 Apr 2023 - **Updated:** 6 Feb 2025 - **Also known as:** GHSA-f4v8-58f6-mwj4 ## What is CVE-2023-29509? CVE-2023-29509 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 16 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. Any user with view rights on commonly accessible documents can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping of the `documentTree` macro parameters in This macro is installed by default in `FlamingoThemesCode.WebHome`. This page is installed by default. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7 and 14.10. Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-95 (Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29509? 6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui. It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui` | Maven | From 14.0-rc-1 | 14.4.7 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui` | Maven | From 14.0-rc-1 | 14.4.7 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui` | Maven | From 14.5 | 14.10 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui` | Maven | From 14.5 | 14.10 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui` | Maven | From 7.2-rc-1 | 13.10.11 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui` | Maven | From 7.2-rc-1 | 13.10.11 | Products: Xwiki Xwiki. ## How do I fix CVE-2023-29509? Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui to a fixed version for your release line: 14.4.7, 14.10 or 13.10.11. ## Is CVE-2023-29509 being exploited? It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-29509 exists. ## 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-2023-29509 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2023-29509 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 16 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-29509 exists. Affected packages and fixed versions: - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui (Maven): affected from 14.0-rc-1; fixed in 14.4.7 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui (Maven): affected from 14.0-rc-1; fixed in 14.4.7 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui (Maven): affected from 14.5; fixed in 14.10 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui (Maven): affected from 14.5; fixed in 14.10 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui (Maven): affected from 7.2-rc-1; fixed in 13.10.11 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui (Maven): affected from 7.2-rc-1; fixed in 13.10.11 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-2023-29509/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29509/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29509 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29509 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29509 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29509/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.