CVE-2022-41934

Name: CVE-2022-41934
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-11-23T20:15:10.097+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 1.26%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-41934 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with view rights on commonly accessible documents including the menu macro can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation due to improper escaping of the macro content and parameters of the menu macro. EPSS estimates a 1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with view rights on commonly accessible documents including the menu macro can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation due to improper escaping of the macro content and parameters of the menu macro. The problem has been patched in XWiki 14.6RC1, 13.10.8 and 14.4.3. The patch (commit `2fc20891`) for the document `Menu.MenuMacro` can be manually applied or a XAR archive of a patched version can be imported. The menu macro was basically unchanged since XWiki 11.6 so on XWiki 11.6 or later the patch for version of 13.10.8 (commit `59ccca24a`) can most likely be applied, on XWiki version 14.0 and later the versions in XWiki 14.6 and 14.4.3 should be appropriate.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.26%

65.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Xwiki	Xwiki	< 13.10.8
Xwiki	Xwiki	>= 14.0.0, < 14.4.3
Xwiki	Xwiki	14.4.4
Xwiki	Xwiki	14.4.5

References

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/2fc20891e6c6b0ca05ee07e315e7f435e8919f8dPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/59ccca24a8465a19f40c51d65fcc2c09c1edea16Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-6w8h-26xx-cf8qExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19857Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Documentation/UserGuide/Features/Imports#HImportingXWikipagesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/2fc20891e6c6b0ca05ee07e315e7f435e8919f8dPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/59ccca24a8465a19f40c51d65fcc2c09c1edea16Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-6w8h-26xx-cf8qExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19857Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Documentation/UserGuide/Features/Imports#HImportingXWikipagesVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 23, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-41934?

How severe is CVE-2022-41934?

CVE-2022-41934 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41934?

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Source: NVD / NIST