# CVE-2023-29525: Privilege escalation from view right on XWiki.Notifications.Code.LegacyNotificationAdministration in xwiki-platform > Attackers can inject XWiki syntax via the since parameter to escalate privileges from view to programming rights, enabling code execution. - **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:** 18 Apr 2023 - **Updated:** 5 Feb 2025 - **Also known as:** GHSA-jgg7-w2rj-58cj ## What is CVE-2023-29525? CVE-2023-29525 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 18 Apr 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 offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Affected versions of xwiki are subject to code injection in the `since` parameter of the `/xwiki/bin/view/XWiki/Notifications/Code/LegacyNotificationAdministration` endpoint. This provides an XWiki syntax injection attack via the since-parameter, allowing privilege escalation from view to programming rights and subsequent code execution privilege. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.3, 14.4.8 and 14.10.3. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may modify the page `XWiki.Notifications.Code.LegacyNotificationAdministration` to add the missing escaping. For versions < 14.6-rc-1 a workaround is to modify the file `/templates/distribution/eventmigration.wiki` to add the missing escaping. Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29525? 8 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war and org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-events-hibernate-ui. It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war` | Maven | From 12.6.1 | 13.10.11 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war` | Maven | From 12.6.1 | 13.10.11 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war` | Maven | From 14.0-rc-1 | 14.4.8 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war` | Maven | From 14.0-rc-1 | 14.4.8 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war` | Maven | From 14.5 | 14.6-rc-1 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war` | Maven | From 14.5 | 14.6-rc-1 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-events-hibernate-ui` | Maven | From 14.6-rc-1 | 14.10.3 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-events-hibernate-ui` | Maven | From 14.6-rc-1 | 14.10.3 | Products: Xwiki Xwiki. ## How do I fix CVE-2023-29525? Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war to a fixed version for your release line: 13.10.11, 14.4.8 or 14.6-rc-1. ## Is CVE-2023-29525 being exploited? It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-29525 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-2023-29525 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2023-29525 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 18 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-2023-29525 exists. Affected packages and fixed versions: - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war (Maven): affected from 12.6.1; fixed in 13.10.11 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war (Maven): affected from 12.6.1; fixed in 13.10.11 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war (Maven): affected from 14.0-rc-1; fixed in 14.4.8 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war (Maven): affected from 14.0-rc-1; fixed in 14.4.8 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war (Maven): affected from 14.5; fixed in 14.6-rc-1 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war (Maven): affected from 14.5; fixed in 14.6-rc-1 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-events-hibernate-ui (Maven): affected from 14.6-rc-1; fixed in 14.10.3 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-events-hibernate-ui (Maven): affected from 14.6-rc-1; fixed in 14.10.3 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-2023-29525/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29525/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29525 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29525 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29525 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29525/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.