CVE-2023-26473
XWiki Platform allows unprivileged users to make arbitrary select queries using DatabaseListProperty and suggest.vm
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 1.3-rc-1, any user with edit right can execute arbitrary database select and access data stored in the database. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7, and 14.10. There is no workaround for this vulnerability other than upgrading.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.5
XWiki Platform allows unprivileged users to make arbitrary select queries using DatabaseListProperty and suggest.vm
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 1.3-rc-1, any user with edit right can execute arbitrary database select and access data stored in the database. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7, and 14.10. There is no workaround for this vulnerability other than upgrading.
- Record
CVE-2023-26473- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1118
6.5
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 1.3-rc-1, any user with edit right can execute arbitrary database select and access data stored in the database. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7, and 14.10. There is no workaround for this vulnerability other than upgrading.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1118- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vpx4-7rfp-h545
6.5
Unprivileged XWiki Platform users can make arbitrary select queries using DatabaseListProperty and suggest.vm
Impact
Any user with edit right can execute arbitrary database select and access data stored in the database.
To reproduce:
- In admin, rights, remove scripting rights for {{XWikiAllGroup}}.
- Create a new user without any special privileges.
- Create a page "Private.WebHome" with {{TOKEN_42}} as content. Go to "page administration" and explicitly set all rights for "Admin" to remove them for all other users.
- Logout and login as the unprivileged user. Ensure that the previously created page cannot be viewed.
- Create a new page "ExploitClass.WebHome" and then open it in the class editor (first, make the user an advanced user).
- Add a field named {{ContentList}} of type {{Database List}}
- Enter in field "Hibernate Query" the following content: {noformat}select doc.content, doc.fullName from XWikiDocument as doc where doc.fullName = 'Private.WebHome'{noformat}
- Save the class.
- Open [http://localhost:8080/xwiki/bin/view/ExploitClass/?xpage=suggest&classname=ExploitClass.WebHome&fieldname=ContentList&firCol=doc.fullName&secCol=-]
Patches
The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7, and 14.10.
Workarounds
There is no workaround for this vulnerability other than upgrading.
References
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19523
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org
- Email us at Security Mailing List
- Record
GHSA-vpx4-7rfp-h545- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.5
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 1.3-rc-1, any user with edit right can execute arbitrary database select and access data stored in the database. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7, and 14.10. There is no workaround for this vulnerability other than upgrading.
- Record
CVE-2023-26473- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
XWiki Platform allows unprivileged users to make arbitrary select queries using DatabaseListProperty and suggest.vm
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 1.3-rc-1, any user with edit right can execute arbitrary database select and access data stored in the database. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7, and 14.10. There is no workaround for this vulnerability other than upgrading.
- Record
CVE-2023-26473- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vpx4-7rfp-h545
6.5
Unprivileged XWiki Platform users can make arbitrary select queries using DatabaseListProperty and suggest.vm
Impact
Any user with edit right can execute arbitrary database select and access data stored in the database.
To reproduce:
- In admin, rights, remove scripting rights for {{XWikiAllGroup}}.
- Create a new user without any special privileges.
- Create a page "Private.WebHome" with {{TOKEN_42}} as content. Go to "page administration" and explicitly set all rights for "Admin" to remove them for all other users.
- Logout and login as the unprivileged user. Ensure that the previously created page cannot be viewed.
- Create a new page "ExploitClass.WebHome" and then open it in the class editor (first, make the user an advanced user).
- Add a field named {{ContentList}} of type {{Database List}}
- Enter in field "Hibernate Query" the following content: {noformat}select doc.content, doc.fullName from XWikiDocument as doc where doc.fullName = 'Private.WebHome'{noformat}
- Save the class.
- Open [http://localhost:8080/xwiki/bin/view/ExploitClass/?xpage=suggest&classname=ExploitClass.WebHome&fieldname=ContentList&firCol=doc.fullName&secCol=-]
Patches
The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7, and 14.10.
Workarounds
There is no workaround for this vulnerability other than upgrading.
References
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19523
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org
- Email us at Security Mailing List
- Record
GHSA-vpx4-7rfp-h545- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-webMaven |
1.3-rc-1 up to 13.10.11 | 13.10.11 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-webMaven |
14.0 up to 14.4.7 | 14.4.7 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-webMaven |
14.5 up to 14.10 | 14.10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-26473 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Xwiki, published March 2, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web 13.10.11.