Critical, CVSS 9.9MavenPublished
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-notification-activitymacro Eval Injection vulnerability
CVE-2023-29209 · GHSA-9pc2-x9qf-7j2q
- Affected
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-notification-activitymacro >= 10.9, < 13.10.11; >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.7; >= 14.5, < 14.10
- Fixed in
- 14.1014.4.713.10.11· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Impact Any user with view rights on commonly accessible documents including the legacy notification activity macro 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 macro parameters of the legacy notification activity macro. This macro is installed by default in XWiki. A proof of concept exploit is If the output of this macro is or similar, the XWiki installation is vulnerable. The vulnerability can be exploited via every wiki page that is editable including the user's profile, but also with just view rights using the HTMLConverter that is part of the CKEditor integration which is bundled with XWiki. Patches The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7 and 14.10. Workarounds The issue can be fixed by replacing the code of the legacy notification activity macro by the patched version. Alternatively, if the macro isn't used, the document…
Recommended action: Upgrade to 14.10, 14.4.7 or 13.10.11 by release line, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.