xwiki-platform-administration-ui vulnerable to privilege escalation
Impact
Any user with edit rights on a page (e.g., it's own user page), 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 the section ids in XWiki.AdminFieldsDisplaySheet. This page is installed by default.
Reproduction steps are described in https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20261
Patches
The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.1, 14.4.8, and 13.10.11.
Workarounds
The issue can be fixed by applying this patch on XWiki.AdminFieldsDisplaySheet.
For more information
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- Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org
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Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui | >= 1.5M2, < 13.10.11, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.8, >= 14.5, < 14.10.1 | 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.1 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-95- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui- Disclosed
- 12.04.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-rfh6-mg6h-h668 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 11
- First → latest
- 07.2021 12.2024
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 8
- High 2
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 2
- 2023: 6
- 2024: 2
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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