CVE-2023-46243 Code execution via the edit action in XWiki platform
Attackers with edit rights can execute arbitrary Groovy code on the server via crafted URLs, requiring an upgrade to 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-2023-46243?
CVE-2023-46243 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 7 Nov 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. In affected versions it's possible for a user to execute any content with the right of an existing document's content author, provided the user have edit right on it. A crafted URL of the form ` /xwiki/bin/edit//?content=%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln%28%22Hello+from+Groovy%21%22%29%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D&xpage=view` can be used to execute arbitrary groovy code on the server. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki versions 14.10.6 and 15.2RC1. Users are advised to update. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46243?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 1.0 | 14.10.6 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 1.0 | 14.10.6 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 15.0 | 15.2-rc-1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 15.0 | 15.2-rc-1 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2023-46243?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to a fixed version for your release line: 14.10.6 or 15.2-rc-1.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2023-46243 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-46243 exists.
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- 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-g2qq-c5j9-5w5w.