{"id":"CVE-2023-40572","aliases":["EUVD-2023-2206","GHSA-4f8m-7h83-9f6m"],"status":"published","title":"XWiki Platform vulnerable to CSRF privilege escalation/RCE via the create action","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. The create action is vulnerable to a CSRF attack, allowing script and thus remote code execution when targeting a user with script/programming right, thus compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. When a user with script right views this image and a log message `ERROR foo - Script executed!` appears in the log, the XWiki installation is vulnerable. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and 15.4RC1 by requiring a CSRF token for the actual page creation.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00619,"percentile":0.50126,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-352"],"published":"2023-08-23T20:37:04Z","modified":"2026-10-28T10:35:05Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore","fixed_in":["14.10.9","15.4-rc-1"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.2-milestone-3"},{"fixed":"14.10.9"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"15.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"15.4-rc-1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.2-milestone-3"},{"fixed":"14.10.9"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"15.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"15.4-rc-1"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki"},{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki-platform"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-4f8m-7h83-9f6m","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4b20528808d0c311290b0d9ab2cfc44063380ef7","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20849","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40572","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/123e5d7e4ca06bf75b95aaef665aafc4fa9cae64","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4f8m-7h83-9f6m"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/40xxx/CVE-2023-40572.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-40572","title":"XWiki Platform vulnerable to CSRF privilege escalation/RCE via the create action","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. The create action is vulnerable to a CSRF attack, allowing script and thus remote code execution when targeting a user with script/programming right, thus compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. When a user with script right views this image and a log message `ERROR foo - Script executed!` appears in the log, the XWiki installation is vulnerable. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and 15.4RC1 by requiring a CSRF token for the actual page creation.","status":"published","published":"2023-08-24T01:15:33.272Z","modified":"2024-10-02T20:19:27.637Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-352"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:21.971258Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-2206","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. The create action is vulnerable to a CSRF attack, allowing script and thus remote code execution when targeting a user with script/programming right, thus compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. When a user with script right views this image and a log message `ERROR foo - Script executed!` appears in the log, the XWiki installation is vulnerable. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and 15.4RC1 by requiring a CSRF token for the actual page creation.","status":"published","published":"2023-08-24T01:15:33Z","modified":"2024-10-02T20:19:27Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:27:55.180856Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-4f8m-7h83-9f6m","title":"XWiki Platform vulnerable to CSRF privilege escalation/RCE via the create action","description":"### Impact\nThe create action is vulnerable to a CSRF attack, allowing script and thus remote code execution when targeting a user with script/programming right, thus compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. To reproduce, the XWiki syntax `[[image:path:/xwiki/bin/create/Foo/WebHome?template=\u0026parent=Main.WebHome\u0026title=$services.logging.getLogger(%22foo%22).error(%22Script%20executed!%22)]]` can be added to any place that supports XWiki syntax like a comment. When a user with script right views this image and a log message `ERROR foo - Script executed!` appears in the log, the XWiki installation is vulnerable.\n\n### Patches\nThis has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and 15.4RC1 by requiring a CSRF token for the actual page creation.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere are no known workarounds.\n\n### References\n* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20849\n* https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4b20528808d0c311290b0d9ab2cfc44063380ef7","status":"published","published":"2023-08-23T20:37:04Z","modified":"2023-11-09T05:00:57Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-352"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:17.64478Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-40572","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. The create action is vulnerable to a CSRF attack, allowing script and thus remote code execution when targeting a user with script/programming right, thus compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. When a user with script right views this image and a log message `ERROR foo - Script executed!` appears in the log, the XWiki installation is vulnerable. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and 15.4RC1 by requiring a CSRF token for the actual page creation.","status":"published","published":"2023-08-24T02:15:09.643Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:18:31.253Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-352"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:08:25.025396Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2023-40572","title":"XWiki Platform vulnerable to CSRF privilege escalation/RCE via the create action","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. The create action is vulnerable to a CSRF attack, allowing script and thus remote code execution when targeting a user with script/programming right, thus compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. When a user with script right views this image and a log message `ERROR foo - Script executed!` appears in the log, the XWiki installation is vulnerable. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and 15.4RC1 by requiring a CSRF token for the actual page creation.","status":"published","published":"2023-08-24T01:15:33.272Z","modified":"2026-10-28T10:35:05.951263699Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-352"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:33.244128Z"},{"id":"GHSA-4f8m-7h83-9f6m","title":"XWiki Platform vulnerable to CSRF privilege escalation/RCE via the create action","description":"### Impact\nThe create action is vulnerable to a CSRF attack, allowing script and thus remote code execution when targeting a user with script/programming right, thus compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. To reproduce, the XWiki syntax `[[image:path:/xwiki/bin/create/Foo/WebHome?template=\u0026parent=Main.WebHome\u0026title=$services.logging.getLogger(%22foo%22).error(%22Script%20executed!%22)]]` can be added to any place that supports XWiki syntax like a comment. When a user with script right views this image and a log message `ERROR foo - Script executed!` appears in the log, the XWiki installation is vulnerable.\n\n### Patches\nThis has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and 15.4RC1 by requiring a CSRF token for the actual page creation.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere are no known workarounds.\n\n### References\n* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20849\n* https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4b20528808d0c311290b0d9ab2cfc44063380ef7","status":"published","published":"2023-08-23T20:37:04Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:57.367164345Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-352"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:36.782754Z"}]}}