CVE-2023-29203
Unauthenticated user can have information about hidden users on subwikis through uorgsuggest.vm
XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. It's possible to list some users who are normally not viewable from subwiki by requesting users on a subwiki which allows only global users with uorgsuggest.vm. This issue only concerns hidden users from main wiki. Note that the disclosed information are the username and the first and last name of users, no other information is leaked. The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.8, 14.4.3 and 14.7RC1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Unauthenticated user can have information about hidden users on subwikis through uorgsuggest.vm
XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. It's possible to list some users who are normally not viewable from subwiki by requesting users on a subwiki which allows only global users with uorgsuggest.vm. This issue only concerns hidden users from main wiki. Note that the disclosed information are the username and the first and last name of users, no other information is leaked. The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.8, 14.4.3 and 14.7RC1.
- Record
CVE-2023-29203- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-359
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1399
XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. It's possible to list some users who are normally not viewable from subwiki by requesting users on a subwiki which allows only global users with uorgsuggest.vm. This issue only concerns hidden users from main wiki. Note that the disclosed information are the username and the first and last name of users, no other information is leaked. The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.8, 14.4.3 and 14.7RC1.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1399- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vvp7-r422-rx83
Unauthenticated user can have information about hidden users on subwikis through uorgsuggest.vm
Impact
It's possible to list some users who are normally not viewable from subwiki by requesting users on a subwiki which allows only global users with uorgsuggest.vm. This issue only concerns hidden users from main wiki.
Note that the disclosed information are the username and the first and last name of users, no other information is leaked.
Patches
The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.8, 14.4.3 and 14.7RC1.
Workarounds
It's possible to workaround this vulnerability by patching directly uorgsuggest.vm to apply the same changes as in https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/pull/1883.
References
- JIRA ticket: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20007
- this vulnerability is actually a remaining of https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-97jg-43c9-q6pf which wasn't entirely fixed back then
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira
- Email us at security ML
- Record
GHSA-vvp7-r422-rx83- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-359, CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. It's possible to list some users who are normally not viewable from subwiki by requesting users on a subwiki which allows only global users with uorgsuggest.vm. This issue only concerns hidden users from main wiki. Note that the disclosed information are the username and the first and last name of users, no other information is leaked. The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.8, 14.4.3 and 14.7RC1.
- Record
CVE-2023-29203- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-359, CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Unauthenticated user can have information about hidden users on subwikis through uorgsuggest.vm
XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. It's possible to list some users who are normally not viewable from subwiki by requesting users on a subwiki which allows only global users with uorgsuggest.vm. This issue only concerns hidden users from main wiki. Note that the disclosed information are the username and the first and last name of users, no other information is leaked. The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.8, 14.4.3 and 14.7RC1.
- Record
CVE-2023-29203- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-359
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vvp7-r422-rx83
Unauthenticated user can have information about hidden users on subwikis through uorgsuggest.vm
Impact
It's possible to list some users who are normally not viewable from subwiki by requesting users on a subwiki which allows only global users with uorgsuggest.vm. This issue only concerns hidden users from main wiki.
Note that the disclosed information are the username and the first and last name of users, no other information is leaked.
Patches
The problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.8, 14.4.3 and 14.7RC1.
Workarounds
It's possible to workaround this vulnerability by patching directly uorgsuggest.vm to apply the same changes as in https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/pull/1883.
References
- JIRA ticket: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20007
- this vulnerability is actually a remaining of https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-97jg-43c9-q6pf which wasn't entirely fixed back then
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira
- Email us at security ML
- Record
GHSA-vvp7-r422-rx83- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-359, CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templatesMaven |
13.9-rc-1 up to 13.10.8 | 13.10.8 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templatesMaven |
14.0-rc-1 up to 14.4.3 | 14.4.3 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templatesMaven |
14.5 up to 14.7-rc-1 | 14.7-rc-1 |
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-2023-29203 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Xwiki, published April 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates 13.10.8.
References
github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-vvp7-r422-rx83
jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20007
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29203