xwiki-platform vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in Annotations
Impact
The annotation displayer does not execute the content in a restricted context. This allows executing anything with the right of the author of any document by annotating the document.
To reproduce: add an annotation with the content {{groovy}}print "hello"{{/groovy}} and click the yellow scare to get a display of the annotation inline.
The result is "hello" but it should be an error suggesting that it's not allowed to use the groovy macro.
Patches
This has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7 and 14.10.
Workarounds
There is no easy workaround except to upgrade.
References
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20360
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20384
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org
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Attribution
This vulnerability has been reported by René de Sain @renniepak.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-annotation-ui | >= 2.3-milestone-1, < 13.10.11, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.7, >= 14.5, < 14.10 | 13.10.11, 14.4.7, 14.10 |
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-h6f5-8jj5-cxhr
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26475
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/d87d7bfd8db18c20d3264f98c6deefeae93b99f7
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20360
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20384
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-269, CWE-270- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-annotation-ui- Disclosed
- 02.03.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-h6f5-8jj5-cxhr - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-annotation-ui
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
This is the only known vulnerability of this package.
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