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CVE-2023-35150

XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation (PR) from view right via Invitation application

9.9 CriticalFix available

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Starting in version 2.40m-2 and prior to versions 14.4.8, 14.10.4, and 15.0, any user with view rights on any document can execute code with programming rights, leading to remote code execution by crafting an url with a dangerous payload. The problem has been patched in XWiki 15.0, 14.10.4 and 14.4.8.

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
High
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

77.7%Up 77.6 points since Jun 24, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.9

XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation (PR) from view right via Invitation application

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Starting in version 2.40m-2 and prior to versions 14.4.8, 14.10.4, and 15.0, any user with view rights on any document can execute code with programming rights, leading to remote code execution by crafting an url with a dangerous payload. The problem has been patched in XWiki 15.0, 14.10.4 and 14.4.8.

Record
CVE-2023-35150
CVSS 3.1
9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness
CWE-95
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1712 9.9

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Starting in version 2.40m-2 and prior to versions 14.4.8, 14.10.4, and 15.0, any user with view rights on any document can execute code with programming rights, leading to remote code execution by crafting an url with a dangerous payload. The problem has been patched in XWiki 15.0, 14.10.4 and 14.4.8.

Record
EUVD-2023-1712
CVSS 3.1
9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6mf5-36v9-3h2w 9.9

XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation (PR) from view right via Invitation application

Impact

Any user with view rights on any document can execute code with programming rights, leading to remote code execution by crafting an url with a dangerous payload. See the example below: Open <xwiki-host>/xwiki/bin/view/%5D%5D%20%7B%7Basync%20async%3D%22true%22%20cached%3D%22false%22%20context%3D%22doc.reference%22%7D%7D%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln(%22Hello%20%22%20%2B%20%22from%20groovy!%22)%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D%7B%7B%2Fasync%7D%7D?sheet=Invitation.InvitationGuestActions&xpage=view where <xwiki-host> is the URL of your XWiki installation.

Patches

The problem as been patching on XWiki 15.0, 14.10.4 and 14.4.8.

Workarounds

It is possible to partially fix the issue by applying this patch. Note that some additional issue can remain and can be fixed automatically by a migration. Hence, it is advised to upgrade to one of the patched version instead of patching manually.

References

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Record
GHSA-6mf5-36v9-3h2w
CVSS 3.1
9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness
CWE-94, CWE-95
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 9.9

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Starting in version 2.40m-2 and prior to versions 14.4.8, 14.10.4, and 15.0, any user with view rights on any document can execute code with programming rights, leading to remote code execution by crafting an url with a dangerous payload. The problem has been patched in XWiki 15.0, 14.10.4 and 14.4.8.

Record
CVE-2023-35150
CVSS 3.1
9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
CVSS 3.1
8.0 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-95, CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.9

XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation (PR) from view right via Invitation application

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Starting in version 2.40m-2 and prior to versions 14.4.8, 14.10.4, and 15.0, any user with view rights on any document can execute code with programming rights, leading to remote code execution by crafting an url with a dangerous payload. The problem has been patched in XWiki 15.0, 14.10.4 and 14.4.8.

Record
CVE-2023-35150
CVSS 3.1
9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness
CWE-95
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6mf5-36v9-3h2w 9.9

XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation (PR) from view right via Invitation application

Impact

Any user with view rights on any document can execute code with programming rights, leading to remote code execution by crafting an url with a dangerous payload. See the example below: Open <xwiki-host>/xwiki/bin/view/%5D%5D%20%7B%7Basync%20async%3D%22true%22%20cached%3D%22false%22%20context%3D%22doc.reference%22%7D%7D%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln(%22Hello%20%22%20%2B%20%22from%20groovy!%22)%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D%7B%7B%2Fasync%7D%7D?sheet=Invitation.InvitationGuestActions&xpage=view where <xwiki-host> is the URL of your XWiki installation.

Patches

The problem as been patching on XWiki 15.0, 14.10.4 and 14.4.8.

Workarounds

It is possible to partially fix the issue by applying this patch. Note that some additional issue can remain and can be fixed automatically by a migration. Hence, it is advised to upgrade to one of the patched version instead of patching manually.

References

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Record
GHSA-6mf5-36v9-3h2w
CVSS 3.1
9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness
CWE-94, CWE-95
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui
Maven
2.4-m-2 up to 14.4.8
14.4.8
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui
Maven
14.5 up to 14.10.4
14.10.4
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui
Maven
15.0-rc-1 up to 15.0
15.0

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-35150 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.9) in Xwiki, published June 20, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.7%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui 14.4.8.

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