{"id":"CVE-2023-26478","aliases":["EUVD-2023-0939","GHSA-8692-g6g9-gm5p"],"status":"published","title":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-store-filesystem-oldcore has Exposed Dangerous Method or Function","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 14.3-rc-1, `org.xwiki.store.script.TemporaryAttachmentsScriptService#uploadTemporaryAttachment` returns an instance of `com.xpn.xwiki.doc.XWikiAttachment`. This class is not supported to be exposed to users without the `programing` right.\n`com.xpn.xwiki.api.Attachment` should be used instead and takes case of checking the user's rights before performing dangerous operations. This has been patched in versions 14.9-rc-1 and 14.4.6. There are no known workarounds for this issue.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.0067,"percentile":0.52428,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-749"],"published":"2023-03-02T17:46:15Z","modified":"2026-11-11T02:46:15Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-store-filesystem-oldcore","fixed_in":["14.4.6","14.9-rc-1"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-store-filesystem-oldcore","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.3-rc-1"},{"fixed":"14.4.6"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-store-filesystem-oldcore","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.5"},{"fixed":"14.9-rc-1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-store-filesystem-oldcore","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.3-rc-1"},{"fixed":"14.4.6"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-store-filesystem-oldcore","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.5"},{"fixed":"14.9-rc-1"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki"},{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki-platform"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-8692-g6g9-gm5p","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/3c73c59e39b6436b1074d8834cf276916010014d","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20180","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26478","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8692-g6g9-gm5p"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/26xxx/CVE-2023-26478.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-26478","title":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-store-filesystem-oldcore has Exposed Dangerous Method or Function","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 14.3-rc-1, `org.xwiki.store.script.TemporaryAttachmentsScriptService#uploadTemporaryAttachment` returns an instance of `com.xpn.xwiki.doc.XWikiAttachment`. This class is not supported to be exposed to users without the `programing` right.\n`com.xpn.xwiki.api.Attachment` should be used instead and takes case of checking the user's rights before performing dangerous operations. This has been patched in versions 14.9-rc-1 and 14.4.6. There are no known workarounds for this issue.","status":"published","published":"2023-03-02T17:46:15.394Z","modified":"2025-03-05T20:49:02.33Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-749"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:15.434947Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-0939","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 14.3-rc-1, `org.xwiki.store.script.TemporaryAttachmentsScriptService#uploadTemporaryAttachment` returns an instance of `com.xpn.xwiki.doc.XWikiAttachment`. This class is not supported to be exposed to users without the `programing` right.\n`com.xpn.xwiki.api.Attachment` should be used instead and takes case of checking the user's rights before performing dangerous operations. This has been patched in versions 14.9-rc-1 and 14.4.6. There are no known workarounds for this issue.","status":"published","published":"2023-03-02T17:46:15Z","modified":"2025-03-05T20:49:02Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:53:11.987115Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-8692-g6g9-gm5p","title":"xwiki contains Exposed Dangerous Method or Function","description":"### Impact\n`org.xwiki.store.script.TemporaryAttachmentsScriptService#uploadTemporaryAttachment` is returning an instance of `com.xpn.xwiki.doc.XWikiAttachment`. This class is not supported to be exposed to users without the `programing` right.\n`com.xpn.xwiki.api.Attachment` should be used instead and takes case of checking the user's rights before performing dangerous operations.\n\n### Patches\nThis has been patched in the version 14.9-rc-1 and 14.4.6.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere's no workaround for this issue.\n\n### References\nhttps://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20180\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Open an issue in [JIRA](https://jira.xwiki.org/)\n* Email us at [security ML](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n","status":"published","published":"2023-03-03T22:52:47Z","modified":"2023-03-03T22:52:47Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-749"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:46.526285Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-26478","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 14.3-rc-1, `org.xwiki.store.script.TemporaryAttachmentsScriptService#uploadTemporaryAttachment` returns an instance of `com.xpn.xwiki.doc.XWikiAttachment`. This class is not supported to be exposed to users without the `programing` right.\n`com.xpn.xwiki.api.Attachment` should be used instead and takes case of checking the user's rights before performing dangerous operations. This has been patched in versions 14.9-rc-1 and 14.4.6. There are no known workarounds for this issue.","status":"published","published":"2023-03-02T18:15:10.697Z","modified":"2026-06-17T05:43:25.433Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-749"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:48.342507Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2023-26478","title":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-store-filesystem-oldcore has Exposed Dangerous Method or Function","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 14.3-rc-1, `org.xwiki.store.script.TemporaryAttachmentsScriptService#uploadTemporaryAttachment` returns an instance of `com.xpn.xwiki.doc.XWikiAttachment`. This class is not supported to be exposed to users without the `programing` right.\n`com.xpn.xwiki.api.Attachment` should be used instead and takes case of checking the user's rights before performing dangerous operations. This has been patched in versions 14.9-rc-1 and 14.4.6. There are no known workarounds for this issue.","status":"published","published":"2023-03-02T17:46:15.394Z","modified":"2026-11-11T13:28:42.019788583Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-749"],"updated_at":"2026-11-11T02:50:43.46164Z"},{"id":"GHSA-8692-g6g9-gm5p","title":"xwiki contains Exposed Dangerous Method or Function","description":"### Impact\n`org.xwiki.store.script.TemporaryAttachmentsScriptService#uploadTemporaryAttachment` is returning an instance of `com.xpn.xwiki.doc.XWikiAttachment`. This class is not supported to be exposed to users without the `programing` right.\n`com.xpn.xwiki.api.Attachment` should be used instead and takes case of checking the user's rights before performing dangerous operations.\n\n### Patches\nThis has been patched in the version 14.9-rc-1 and 14.4.6.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere's no workaround for this issue.\n\n### References\nhttps://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20180\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Open an issue in [JIRA](https://jira.xwiki.org/)\n* Email us at [security ML](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n","status":"published","published":"2023-03-03T22:52:47Z","modified":"2023-11-08T04:12:01.777904Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-749"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:42.077781Z"}]}}