Code injection in XWiki Platform

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU84517

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37462

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-ui. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

XWiki platform: 7.0 - 14.10.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki-platform:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki-platform:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki-platform:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki-platform:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki-platform:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki-platform:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki-platform:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki-platform:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki-platform:8.3:rc-1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki-platform:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-h4vp-69r8-gvjg
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/d9c88ddc4c0c78fa534bd33237e95dea66003d29
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20457

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.