org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui Eval Injection vulnerability
Impact
It's possible to inject arbitrary wiki syntax including Groovy, Python and Velocity script macros via the newThemeName request parameter (URL parameter), in combination with additional parameters form_token=1&action=create.
For instance: http://127.0.0.1:8080/xwiki/bin/view/FlamingoThemesCode/WebHomeSheet?newThemeName=foo%22%2F%7D%7D%7B%7Basync%20async%3D%22true%22%20cached%3D%22false%22%20context%3D%22doc.reference%22%7D%7D%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln(%22hello%20from%20groovy!%22)%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D%7B%7B%2Fasync%7D%7D&form_token=1&action=create will execute the following groovy code: println("hello from groovy!") on the server.
Patches
This has been patched in the supported versions 13.10.10, 14.9-rc-1, and 14.4.6.
Workarounds
It is possible to edit FlamingoThemesCode.WebHomeSheet and manually perform the changes from the patch fixing the issue.
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/ea2e615f50a918802fd60b09ec87aa04bc6ea8e2#diff-e2153fa59f9d92ef67b0afbf27984bd17170921a3b558fac227160003d0dfd2aR283-R284
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19757
For more information
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Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui | >= 6.2.4, < 13.10.10, >= 14.0, < 14.4.6, >= 14.5, < 14.9-rc-1 | 13.10.10, 14.4.6, 14.9-rc-1 |
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-x2qm-r4wx-8gpg
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26477
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/ea2e615f50a918802fd60b09ec87aa04bc6ea8e2#diff-e2153fa59f9d92ef67b0afbf27984bd17170921a3b558fac227160003d0dfd2aR283-R284
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19757
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94, CWE-95- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-ui- Disclosed
- 03.03.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-x2qm-r4wx-8gpg - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-theme-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.
- Total entries
- 4
- First → latest
- 05.2022 04.2023
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 3
- High 1
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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