CVE-2023-29212

Name: CVE-2023-29212
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-04-16T07:15:53.01+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 1.19%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-29212 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. Any user with edit rights can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. EPSS estimates a 1.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. Any user with edit rights 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 included pages in the included documents edit panel. The problem has been patched on XWiki 14.4.7, and 14.10.

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

1.19%

64.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Xwiki	Xwiki	>= 14.0, < 14.4.7	—
Xwiki	Xwiki	14.10	Rc1

References

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/22f249a0eb9f2a64214628217e812a994419b69f#diff-a51a252f0190274464027342b4e3eafc4ae32de4d9c17ef166e54fc5454c5689R214-R217Patch
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-c5f4-p5wv-2475Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20293Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/22f249a0eb9f2a64214628217e812a994419b69f#diff-a51a252f0190274464027342b4e3eafc4ae32de4d9c17ef166e54fc5454c5689R214-R217Patch
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-c5f4-p5wv-2475Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20293Exploit, Issue Tracking

Timeline

Published: Apr 16, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-29212?

How severe is CVE-2023-29212?

CVE-2023-29212 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-29212?

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Source: NVD / NIST