{"id":"CVE-2023-29521","aliases":["EUVD-2023-1363","GHSA-p67q-h88v-5jgr"],"status":"published","title":"Code injection from account/view through VFS Tree macro in xwiki-platform","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with view rights can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping of `Macro.VFSTreeMacro`. This page is not installed by default.This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.2, 14.4.8, 13.10.11. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.01131,"percentile":0.6684,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-74"],"published":"2023-04-18T23:36:16Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:54Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-vfs-ui","fixed_in":["13.10.11","14.4.8","14.10.2"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-vfs-ui","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"7.4-milestone-2"},{"fixed":"13.10.11"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-vfs-ui","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"14.4.8"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-vfs-ui","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.5"},{"fixed":"14.10.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-vfs-ui","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"7.4-milestone-2"},{"fixed":"13.10.11"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-vfs-ui","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"14.4.8"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-vfs-ui","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.5"},{"fixed":"14.10.2"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki"},{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki-platform"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-p67q-h88v-5jgr","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Exploit","Patch","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fad02328f5ec7ab7fe5b932ffb5bc5c1ba7a5b12","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20260","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Issue Tracking","Patch","Vendor Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29521","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p67q-h88v-5jgr"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/29xxx/CVE-2023-29521.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-29521","title":"Code injection from account/view through VFS Tree macro in xwiki-platform","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with view rights can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping of `Macro.VFSTreeMacro`. This page is not installed by default.This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.2, 14.4.8, 13.10.11. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.","status":"published","published":"2023-04-18T23:36:16.529Z","modified":"2025-02-06T17:18:13.079Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:28.643185Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-1363","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with view rights can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping of `Macro.VFSTreeMacro`. This page is not installed by default.This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.2, 14.4.8, 13.10.11. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.","status":"published","published":"2023-04-18T23:36:16Z","modified":"2025-02-06T17:18:13Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:04:02.906364Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-p67q-h88v-5jgr","title":"XWiki Platform vulnerable to code injection from account/view through VFS Tree macro","description":"### Impact\nAny user with view rights can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping of `Macro.VFSTreeMacro`. This page is not installed by default.\n\nSee https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20260 for the reproduction steps.\n\n### Patches\nThe vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.2, 14.4.8, 13.10.11.\n\n### Workarounds\nThe issue can be fixed by applying this [patch](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fad02328f5ec7ab7fe5b932ffb5bc5c1ba7a5b12) on `Macro.VFSTreeMacro`.\n\n### References\n- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20260\n- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fad02328f5ec7ab7fe5b932ffb5bc5c1ba7a5b12\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n*    Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/)\n*    Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n","status":"published","published":"2023-04-20T22:06:19Z","modified":"2023-11-04T05:05:43Z","cvss":[{"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"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:12.407027Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-29521","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. 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There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.","status":"published","published":"2023-04-19T00:15:08.823Z","modified":"2026-06-17T05:50:25.823Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high","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-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:56.683259Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2023-29521","title":"Code injection from account/view through VFS Tree macro in xwiki-platform","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with view rights can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping of `Macro.VFSTreeMacro`. This page is not installed by default.This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.2, 14.4.8, 13.10.11. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.","status":"published","published":"2023-04-18T23:36:16.529Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:54.187476765Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:31.468318Z"},{"id":"GHSA-p67q-h88v-5jgr","title":"XWiki Platform vulnerable to code injection from account/view through VFS Tree macro","description":"### Impact\nAny user with view rights can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping of `Macro.VFSTreeMacro`. This page is not installed by default.\n\nSee https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20260 for the reproduction steps.\n\n### Patches\nThe vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.2, 14.4.8, 13.10.11.\n\n### Workarounds\nThe issue can be fixed by applying this [patch](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fad02328f5ec7ab7fe5b932ffb5bc5c1ba7a5b12) on `Macro.VFSTreeMacro`.\n\n### References\n- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20260\n- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fad02328f5ec7ab7fe5b932ffb5bc5c1ba7a5b12\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n*    Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/)\n*    Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n","status":"published","published":"2023-04-20T22:06:19Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:01.148172402Z","cvss":[{"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"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:52.891208Z"}]}}