XWiki Platform's async and display macro allow displaying and interacting with any document in restricted mode
Impact
It's possible to display any page you cannot access through the combination of the async and display macro.
Steps to reproduce:
- Enable comments for guests by giving guests comment rights
- As a guest, create a comment with content
{{async}}{{display reference="Menu.WebHome" /}}{{/async}} - Open the comments viewer from the menu (appends ?viewer=comments to the URL)
-> the Menu.WebHome is displayed while the expectation would be to have an error that the current user is not allowed to see it
Patches
The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0-rc-1, 14.10.3, 14.4.8, and 13.10.11.
Workarounds
There is no known workaround.
References
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20394 https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-694
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org
- Email us at Security Mailing List
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore | >= 10.11.1, < 13.10.11, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.8, >= 14.5, < 14.10.3 | 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.3 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro | >= 10.11.1, < 13.10.11, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.8, >= 14.5, < 14.10.3 | 13.10.11, 14.4.8, 14.10.3 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-284, CWE-74- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro- Disclosed
- 20.04.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gpq5-7p34-vqx5 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro
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
- 2
- First → latest
- 03.2023 04.2023
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
Disclosures per year
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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