CVE-2023-37914 Privilege escalation (PR)/RCE from account through Invitation subject/message
Authenticated users can execute arbitrary scripts via invitation fields, leading to remote code execution and privilege escalation in XWiki.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-37914?
CVE-2023-37914 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 17 Aug 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. Any user who can view `Invitation.WebHome` can execute arbitrary script macros including Groovy and Python macros that allow remote code execution including unrestricted read and write access to all wiki contents. This vulnerability has been patched on XWiki 14.4.8, 15.2-rc-1, and 14.10.6. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may manually apply the patch on `Invitation.InvitationCommon` and `Invitation.InvitationConfig`, but there are otherwise no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37914?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui Maven | From 14.5 | 14.10.6 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui Maven | From 14.5 | 14.10.6 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui Maven | From 15.0-rc-1 | 15.2-rc-1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui Maven | From 15.0-rc-1 | 15.2-rc-1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui Maven | From 2.5-m-1 | 14.4.8 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui Maven | From 2.5-m-1 | 14.4.8 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2023-37914?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui to a fixed version for your release line: 14.10.6, 15.2-rc-1 or 14.4.8.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2023-37914 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-37914 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Xwiki Xwiki
- CVE-2025-24893 XWiki Platform Eval Injection
- CVE-2025-53836 XWiki Rendering is vulnerable to RCE attacks when processing nested macros
- CVE-2024-55662 XWiki allows remote code execution through the extension sheet
- CVE-2024-55877 XWiki allows remote code execution from account through macro descriptions and XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList
- CVE-2024-37901 XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7954-6m9q-gpvf.