{"id":"CVE-2023-26471","aliases":["EUVD-2023-0963","GHSA-9cqm-5wf7-wcj7"],"status":"published","title":"XWiki Platform users may execute anything with superadmin right through comments and async macro","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 11.6-rc-1, comments are supposed to be executed with the right of superadmin but in restricted mode (anything dangerous is disabled), but the async macro does not take into account the restricted mode. This means that any user with comment right can use the async macro to make it execute any wiki content with the right of superadmin. This has been patched in XWiki 14.9, 14.4.6, and 13.10.10. The only known workaround consists of applying a patch and rebuilding and redeploying `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro`.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":10,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.0092,"percentile":0.60723,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-284"],"published":"2023-03-02T18:28:52Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:38Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro","fixed_in":["13.10.10","14.4.6","14.9"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"11.6-rc-1"},{"fixed":"13.10.10"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.0"},{"fixed":"14.4.6"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.5"},{"fixed":"14.9"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"11.6-rc-1"},{"fixed":"13.10.10"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.0"},{"fixed":"14.4.6"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.5"},{"fixed":"14.9"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki"},{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki-platform"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-9cqm-5wf7-wcj7","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/00532d9f1404287cf3ec3a05056640d809516006","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20234","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Issue Tracking","Patch","Vendor Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26471","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9cqm-5wf7-wcj7"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/26xxx/CVE-2023-26471.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-26471","title":"XWiki Platform users may execute anything with superadmin right through comments and async macro","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 11.6-rc-1, comments are supposed to be executed with the right of superadmin but in restricted mode (anything dangerous is disabled), but the async macro does not take into account the restricted mode. This means that any user with comment right can use the async macro to make it execute any wiki content with the right of superadmin. This has been patched in XWiki 14.9, 14.4.6, and 13.10.10. The only known workaround consists of applying a patch and rebuilding and redeploying `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro`.","status":"published","published":"2023-03-02T18:28:52.037Z","modified":"2025-03-05T19:54:04.36Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":10,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:15.779187Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-0963","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 11.6-rc-1, comments are supposed to be executed with the right of superadmin but in restricted mode (anything dangerous is disabled), but the async macro does not take into account the restricted mode. This means that any user with comment right can use the async macro to make it execute any wiki content with the right of superadmin. This has been patched in XWiki 14.9, 14.4.6, and 13.10.10. The only known workaround consists of applying a patch and rebuilding and redeploying `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro`.","status":"published","published":"2023-03-02T18:28:52Z","modified":"2025-03-05T19:54:04Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":10,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:53:11.987115Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-9cqm-5wf7-wcj7","title":"XWiki Platform users may execute anything with superadmin right through comments and async macro","description":"### Impact\n\nComments are supposed to be executed with the right of superadmin but in restricted mode (anything dangerous is disabled) but the async macro is not taking into account the restricted mode.\n\nThis means that any user with comment right can use the async macro to make it execute any wiki content with the right of superadmin as in:\n\n{{async}}\n{{groovy}}println \"it works !\"{{/groovy}}\n{{/async}}\n\n### Patches\n\nThis has been patched in XWiki 14.9, 14.4.6, and 13.10.10.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThe only known workaround consists in applying [the following patch](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/00532d9f1404287cf3ec3a05056640d809516006) and rebuilding and redeploying `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro`.\n\n### References\n\n* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20234\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira](http://jira.xwiki.org)\n* Email us at [Security ML](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n","status":"published","published":"2023-03-03T22:49:37Z","modified":"2023-03-03T22:49:39Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:46.526285Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-26471","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 11.6-rc-1, comments are supposed to be executed with the right of superadmin but in restricted mode (anything dangerous is disabled), but the async macro does not take into account the restricted mode. This means that any user with comment right can use the async macro to make it execute any wiki content with the right of superadmin. This has been patched in XWiki 14.9, 14.4.6, and 13.10.10. The only known workaround consists of applying a patch and rebuilding and redeploying `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro`.","status":"published","published":"2023-03-02T19:15:11.137Z","modified":"2026-06-17T05:43:24.447Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:48.342507Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2023-26471","title":"XWiki Platform users may execute anything with superadmin right through comments and async macro","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 11.6-rc-1, comments are supposed to be executed with the right of superadmin but in restricted mode (anything dangerous is disabled), but the async macro does not take into account the restricted mode. This means that any user with comment right can use the async macro to make it execute any wiki content with the right of superadmin. This has been patched in XWiki 14.9, 14.4.6, and 13.10.10. The only known workaround consists of applying a patch and rebuilding and redeploying `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro`.","status":"published","published":"2023-03-02T18:28:52.037Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:38.779890712Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:31.135751Z"},{"id":"GHSA-9cqm-5wf7-wcj7","title":"XWiki Platform users may execute anything with superadmin right through comments and async macro","description":"### Impact\n\nComments are supposed to be executed with the right of superadmin but in restricted mode (anything dangerous is disabled) but the async macro is not taking into account the restricted mode.\n\nThis means that any user with comment right can use the async macro to make it execute any wiki content with the right of superadmin as in:\n\n{{async}}\n{{groovy}}println \"it works !\"{{/groovy}}\n{{/async}}\n\n### Patches\n\nThis has been patched in XWiki 14.9, 14.4.6, and 13.10.10.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThe only known workaround consists in applying [the following patch](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/00532d9f1404287cf3ec3a05056640d809516006) and rebuilding and redeploying `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro`.\n\n### References\n\n* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20234\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira](http://jira.xwiki.org)\n* Email us at [Security ML](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n","status":"published","published":"2023-03-03T22:49:37Z","modified":"2023-11-08T04:12:01.351906Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-284"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:43.524801Z"}]}}