CVE-2006-7223
XWiki Remote Code Execution
PreviewAction in XWiki 0.9.543 through 0.9.1252 does not set the Author field to the identity of the user who last modified a document, which allows remote authenticated users without programming rights to execute arbitrary code by selecting a document whose author has programming rights, modifying this document to contain a script, and previewing without saving the document.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
PreviewAction in XWiki 0.9.543 through 0.9.1252 does not set the Author field to the identity of the user who last modified a document, which allows remote authenticated users without programming rights to execute arbitrary code by selecting a document whose author has programming rights, modifying this document to contain a script, and previewing without saving the document.
- Record
CVE-2006-7223- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
PreviewAction in XWiki 0.9.543 through 0.9.1252 does not set the Author field to the identity of the user who last modified a document, which allows remote authenticated users without programming rights to execute arbitrary code by selecting a document whose author has programming rights, modifying this document to contain a script, and previewing without saving the document.
- Record
CVE-2006-7223- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4071 No score
PreviewAction in XWiki 0.9.543 through 0.9.1252 does not set the Author field to the identity of the user who last modified a document, which allows remote authenticated users without programming rights to execute arbitrary code by selecting a document whose author has programming rights, modifying this document to contain a script, and previewing without saving the document.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4071- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h5jm-jjgx-q2wf No score
XWiki Remote Code Execution
PreviewAction in XWiki 0.9.543 through 0.9.1252 does not set the Author field to the identity of the user who last modified a document, which allows remote authenticated users without programming rights to execute arbitrary code by selecting a document whose author has programming rights, modifying this document to contain a script, and previewing without saving the document.
- Record
GHSA-h5jm-jjgx-q2wf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-h5jm-jjgx-q2wf No score
XWiki Remote Code Execution
PreviewAction in XWiki 0.9.543 through 0.9.1252 does not set the Author field to the identity of the user who last modified a document, which allows remote authenticated users without programming rights to execute arbitrary code by selecting a document whose author has programming rights, modifying this document to contain a script, and previewing without saving the document.
- Record
GHSA-h5jm-jjgx-q2wf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcoreMaven |
0.9.543 to 0.9.1252 | 1.0B1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcoreMaven |
0.9.543 up to 1.0B1 | 1.0B1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-7223 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Xwiki, published September 14, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.52%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore 1.0B1.
References
jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-366
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7223
github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/c44172a3556d12b62c0d793ab18475e5e13d7120
web.archive.org/web/20080616064908/http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-366