# CVE-2023-32069: XWiki Platform privilege escalation (PR)/RCE from account through class sheet


- **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
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 9 May 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-36fm-j33w-c25f

## What is CVE-2023-32069?

CVE-2023-32069 is a critical vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 9 May 2023. 

### Official description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 3.3-milestone-2 and prior to versions 14.10.4 and 15.0-rc-1, it's possible for a user to execute anything with the right of the author of the XWiki.ClassSheet document. This has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1 and 14.10.4. There are no known workarounds.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32069?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-test-ui. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-test-ui` | Maven | From 3.3-milestone-3 | 14.10.4 |
| `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-test-ui` | Maven | From 3.3-milestone-3 | 14.10.4 |

Products: Xwiki Xwiki.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-32069?

Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-test-ui to 14.10.4 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-32069 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32069 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-2023-32069 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-32069 is a critical vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 9 May 2023. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-test-ui (Maven): affected from 3.3-milestone-3; fixed in 14.10.4
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-test-ui (Maven): affected from 3.3-milestone-3; fixed in 14.10.4

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-2023-32069/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32069/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32069
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32069
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32069

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32069/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.
