CVE-2023-29507

CRITICAL9.1EPSS 9.9%

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore makes Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs with DocumentAuthors

Published: 4/12/2023Modified: 2/6/2025

Description

### Impact The Document script API returns directly a DocumentAuthors allowing to set any authors to the document, which in consequence can allow subsequent executions of scripts since this author is used for checking rights. Example of such attack: ``` {{velocity}} $doc.setContent('{{velocity}}$xcontext.context.authorReference{{/velocity}}') $doc.authors.setContentAuthor('xwiki:XWiki.superadmin') $doc.getRenderedContent() {{/velocity}} ``` ### Patches The problem has been patched in XWiki 14.10 and 14.4.7 by returning a safe script API. ### Workarounds There no easy workaround apart of upgrading. ### References * https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20380 * https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/905cdd7c421dbf8c565557cdc773ab1aa9028f83 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [Jira](https://jira.xwiki.org) * Email us at [security ML](mailto:[email protected])

Affected packages (1)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1CRITICAL9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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