{"id":"CVE-2023-50732","aliases":["EUVD-2023-3255","GHSA-p5f8-qf24-24cj"],"status":"published","title":"Velocity execution without script right through tree macro","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute a Velocity script without script right through the document tree. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.7 and 15.2RC1.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00486,"percentile":0.4221,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-863"],"published":"2023-12-19T21:39:31Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:24Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-index-tree-macro","fixed_in":["14.10.7","15.2-rc-1"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-index-tree-macro","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"8.3-rc-1"},{"fixed":"14.10.7"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-index-tree-macro","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"15.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"15.2-rc-1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-index-tree-macro","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"8.3-rc-1"},{"fixed":"14.10.7"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-index-tree-macro","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"15.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"15.2-rc-1"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki"},{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki-platform"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-p5f8-qf24-24cj","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Exploit","Mitigation","Patch","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/41d7dca2d30084966ca6a7ee537f39ee8354a7e3","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20625","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50732","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p5f8-qf24-24cj"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/50xxx/CVE-2023-50732.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-50732","title":"Velocity execution without script right through tree macro","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute a Velocity script without script right through the document tree. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.7 and 15.2RC1.","status":"published","published":"2023-12-21T19:42:01.215Z","modified":"2024-08-02T22:16:47.254Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:34.923818Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-3255","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute a Velocity script without script right through the document tree. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.7 and 15.2RC1.","status":"published","published":"2023-12-21T19:42:01Z","modified":"2024-08-02T22:16:47Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:26:07.661682Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-p5f8-qf24-24cj","title":"Velocity execution without script right through tree macro","description":"### Impact\n\nIt's possible to execute a Velocity script without script right through the document tree.\n\nTo reproduce:\n\n* As a user without script right, create a document, e.g., named Nasty Title\n* Set the document's title to `$request.requestURI`\n* Click \"Save \u0026 View\"\n* Reload the page in the browser\n\nThe navigation panel displays a document named with the current URL, showing that the Velocity code has been executed even though the user doesn't have script right.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis has been patched in XWiki 14.10.7 and 15.2RC1.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nA possible workaround is to:\n* modify the page XWiki.DocumentTreeMacros\n* search for the code `#set ($discard = $translatedDocument.setTitle($translatedDocument.title))`\n* modify it into `#set ($discard = $translatedDocument.setcomment(''))`\n\n### References\n\n* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20625\n* https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/41d7dca2d30084966ca6a7ee537f39ee8354a7e3\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":"2023-12-19T21:39:31Z","modified":"2023-12-21T21:59:00Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:28.04129Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-50732","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute a Velocity script without script right through the document tree. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.7 and 15.2RC1.","status":"published","published":"2023-12-21T20:15:07.9Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:39:52.77Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-863"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:08:57.117371Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2023-50732","title":"Velocity execution without script right through tree macro","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute a Velocity script without script right through the document tree. 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