{"id":"CVE-2023-29507","aliases":["EUVD-2023-1368","GHSA-pwfv-3cvg-9m4c"],"status":"published","title":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore makes Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs with DocumentAuthors","description":"XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. The Document script API returns directly a DocumentAuthors allowing to set any authors to the document, which in consequence can allow subsequent executions of scripts since this author is used for checking rights. The problem has been patched in XWiki 14.10 and 14.4.7 by returning a safe script API.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00899,"percentile":0.60062,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-648"],"published":"2023-04-12T20:36:28Z","modified":"2026-10-28T10:38:42Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore","fixed_in":["14.10","14.4.7"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.5"},{"fixed":"14.10"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.4.1"},{"fixed":"14.4.7"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.5"},{"fixed":"14.10"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.4.1"},{"fixed":"14.4.7"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki"},{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki-platform"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-pwfv-3cvg-9m4c","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/905cdd7c421dbf8c565557cdc773ab1aa9028f83","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20380","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","exploit","Issue Tracking","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29507","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pwfv-3cvg-9m4c"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/29xxx/CVE-2023-29507.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-29507","title":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore makes Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs with DocumentAuthors","description":"XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. The Document script API returns directly a DocumentAuthors allowing to set any authors to the document, which in consequence can allow subsequent executions of scripts since this author is used for checking rights. The problem has been patched in XWiki 14.10 and 14.4.7 by returning a safe script API.","status":"published","published":"2023-04-16T06:52:19.02Z","modified":"2025-02-06T16:59:43.751Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-648"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:28.643185Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-1368","description":"XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. The Document script API returns directly a DocumentAuthors allowing to set any authors to the document, which in consequence can allow subsequent executions of scripts since this author is used for checking rights. The problem has been patched in XWiki 14.10 and 14.4.7 by returning a safe script API.","status":"published","published":"2023-04-16T06:52:19Z","modified":"2025-02-06T16:59:43Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:04:02.906364Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-pwfv-3cvg-9m4c","title":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore makes Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs with DocumentAuthors","description":"### Impact\n\nThe Document script API returns directly a DocumentAuthors allowing to set any authors to the document, which in consequence can allow subsequent executions of scripts since this author is used for checking rights. \nExample of such attack:\n\n```\n{{velocity}}\n$doc.setContent('{{velocity}}$xcontext.context.authorReference{{/velocity}}')\n$doc.authors.setContentAuthor('xwiki:XWiki.superadmin')\n$doc.getRenderedContent()\n{{/velocity}}\n```\n\n### Patches\nThe problem has been patched in XWiki 14.10 and 14.4.7 by returning a safe script API.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere no easy workaround apart of upgrading. \n\n### References\n\n  * https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20380\n  * https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/905cdd7c421dbf8c565557cdc773ab1aa9028f83\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira](https://jira.xwiki.org)\n* Email us at [security ML](mailto:security@xwiki.org)","status":"published","published":"2023-04-12T20:36:28Z","modified":"2025-02-06T20:02:25Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-648"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:38:29.866763Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-29507","description":"XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. The Document script API returns directly a DocumentAuthors allowing to set any authors to the document, which in consequence can allow subsequent executions of scripts since this author is used for checking rights. The problem has been patched in XWiki 14.10 and 14.4.7 by returning a safe script API.","status":"published","published":"2023-04-16T07:15:53.187Z","modified":"2026-06-17T05:50:15.11Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-648"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:55.652109Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2023-29507","title":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore makes Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs with DocumentAuthors","description":"XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. The Document script API returns directly a DocumentAuthors allowing to set any authors to the document, which in consequence can allow subsequent executions of scripts since this author is used for checking rights. The problem has been patched in XWiki 14.10 and 14.4.7 by returning a safe script API.","status":"published","published":"2023-04-16T06:52:19.02Z","modified":"2026-10-28T10:38:42.733235193Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-648"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:31.468318Z"},{"id":"GHSA-pwfv-3cvg-9m4c","title":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore makes Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs with DocumentAuthors","description":"### Impact\n\nThe Document script API returns directly a DocumentAuthors allowing to set any authors to the document, which in consequence can allow subsequent executions of scripts since this author is used for checking rights. \nExample of such attack:\n\n```\n{{velocity}}\n$doc.setContent('{{velocity}}$xcontext.context.authorReference{{/velocity}}')\n$doc.authors.setContentAuthor('xwiki:XWiki.superadmin')\n$doc.getRenderedContent()\n{{/velocity}}\n```\n\n### Patches\nThe problem has been patched in XWiki 14.10 and 14.4.7 by returning a safe script API.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere no easy workaround apart of upgrading. \n\n### References\n\n  * https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20380\n  * https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/905cdd7c421dbf8c565557cdc773ab1aa9028f83\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira](https://jira.xwiki.org)\n* Email us at [security ML](mailto:security@xwiki.org)","status":"published","published":"2023-04-12T20:36:28Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:24.71601182Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-648"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:53.700556Z"}]}}