{"id":"CVE-2023-35166","aliases":["EUVD-2023-1816","GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h"],"status":"published","title":"Privilege escalation (PR) from account through TipsPanel","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute any wiki content with the right of the TipsPanel author by creating a tip UI extension. This has been patched in XWiki 15.1-rc-1 and 14.10.5.","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":"2026-11-10","score":0.62172,"percentile":0.99188,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"published":"2023-06-20T19:29:51Z","modified":"2026-10-28T10:32:40Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui","fixed_in":["14.10.5","15.1-rc-1"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"8.1-milestone-1"},{"fixed":"14.10.5"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"15.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"15.1-rc-1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"8.1-milestone-1"},{"fixed":"14.10.5"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-help-ui","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"15.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"15.1-rc-1"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki"},{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki-platform"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/98208c5bb1e8cdf3ff1ac35d8b3d1cb3c28b3263#diff-4e3467d2ef3871a68b2f910e67cf84531751b32e0126321be83c0f1ed5d90b29L176-R178","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20281","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Vendor Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35166","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/35xxx/CVE-2023-35166.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-35166","title":"Privilege escalation (PR) from account through TipsPanel","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute any wiki content with the right of the TipsPanel author by creating a tip UI extension. This has been patched in XWiki 15.1-rc-1 and 14.10.5.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-06-20T19:29:51.912Z","modified":"2024-12-06T21:35:31.737Z","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-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:33.462059Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-1816","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute any wiki content with the right of the TipsPanel author by creating a tip UI extension. This has been patched in XWiki 15.1-rc-1 and 14.10.5.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-06-20T19:29:51Z","modified":"2024-12-06T21:35:31Z","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":"2026-11-03T00:04:38.652605Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h","title":"XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation (PR) from account through TipsPanel","description":"### Impact\n\nIt's possible to execute any wiki content with the right of the TipsPanel author by creating a tip UI extension.\n\nTo reproduce:\n* Add an object of type UIExtensionClass\n* Set \"Extension Point ID\" to org.xwiki.platform.help.tipsPanel\n* Set \"Extension ID\" to org.xwiki.platform.user.test (needs to be unique but otherwise doesn't matter)\n* Set \"Extension Parameters\" to\n    ```\n    tip={{async async=\"true\" cached=\"false\" context=\"doc.reference\"}}{{groovy}}println(\"Hello \" + \"from groovy!\"){{/groovy}}{{/async}}\n    ```\n* Set \"Extension Scope\" to \"Current User\".\n* Click \"Save \u0026 View\"\n* Open the \"Help.TipsPanel\" document at \u003cxwiki-host\u003e/xwiki/bin/view/Help/TipsPanel where \u003cxwiki-host\u003e is the URL of your XWiki installation and press refresh repeatedly.\n\nThe groovy macro is executed, after the fix you get an error instead.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis has been patched in XWiki 15.1-rc-1 and 14.10.5.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere are no known workarounds for it.\n\n### References\n\n* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20281\n* https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/98208c5bb1e8cdf3ff1ac35d8b3d1cb3c28b3263#diff-4e3467d2ef3871a68b2f910e67cf84531751b32e0126321be83c0f1ed5d90b29L176-R178\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/)\n* Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)","status":"published","published":"2023-06-20T19:55:36Z","modified":"2023-11-10T05:04:19Z","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-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:19.438667Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-35166","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute any wiki content with the right of the TipsPanel author by creating a tip UI extension. This has been patched in XWiki 15.1-rc-1 and 14.10.5.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-06-20T20:15:09.563Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:04:32.21Z","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-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:08:12.414559Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2023-35166","title":"Privilege escalation (PR) from account through TipsPanel","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute any wiki content with the right of the TipsPanel author by creating a tip UI extension. This has been patched in XWiki 15.1-rc-1 and 14.10.5.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-06-20T19:29:51.912Z","modified":"2026-10-28T10:32:40.677485408Z","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-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:32.510144Z"},{"id":"GHSA-h7cw-44vp-jq7h","title":"XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation (PR) from account through TipsPanel","description":"### Impact\n\nIt's possible to execute any wiki content with the right of the TipsPanel author by creating a tip UI extension.\n\nTo reproduce:\n* Add an object of type UIExtensionClass\n* Set \"Extension Point ID\" to org.xwiki.platform.help.tipsPanel\n* Set \"Extension ID\" to org.xwiki.platform.user.test (needs to be unique but otherwise doesn't matter)\n* Set \"Extension Parameters\" to\n    ```\n    tip={{async async=\"true\" cached=\"false\" context=\"doc.reference\"}}{{groovy}}println(\"Hello \" + \"from groovy!\"){{/groovy}}{{/async}}\n    ```\n* Set \"Extension Scope\" to \"Current User\".\n* Click \"Save \u0026 View\"\n* Open the \"Help.TipsPanel\" document at \u003cxwiki-host\u003e/xwiki/bin/view/Help/TipsPanel where \u003cxwiki-host\u003e is the URL of your XWiki installation and press refresh repeatedly.\n\nThe groovy macro is executed, after the fix you get an error instead.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis has been patched in XWiki 15.1-rc-1 and 14.10.5.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere are no known workarounds for it.\n\n### References\n\n* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20281\n* https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/98208c5bb1e8cdf3ff1ac35d8b3d1cb3c28b3263#diff-4e3467d2ef3871a68b2f910e67cf84531751b32e0126321be83c0f1ed5d90b29L176-R178\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/)\n* Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)","status":"published","published":"2023-06-20T19:55:36Z","modified":"2023-11-08T04:12:51.046082Z","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-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:48.920784Z"}]}}