{"id":"GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r","summary":"XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation via properties with wiki syntax that are executed with wrong author","details":"### Impact\n\nIt's possible to use the right of an existing document content author to execute a text area property.\n\nTo reproduce:\n\n* As an admin with programming rights, create a new user without script or programming right.\n* Login with the freshly created user.\n* Insert the following text in source mode in the about section:\n```\n    {{groovy}}println(\"hello from groovy!\"){{/groovy}}\n```\n* Click \"Save & View\"\n\n### Patches\n\nThis has been patched in XWiki 14.10, 14.4.7, and 13.10.11.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNo known workaround.\n\n### References\nhttps://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20373\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Open an issue in [Jira](http://jira.xwiki.org/)\n* Email us at [Security ML](mailto:security@xwiki.org)","aliases":["CVE-2023-26474"],"modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:52.635637909Z","published":"2023-03-03T22:48:40Z","database_specific":{"nvd_published_at":"2023-03-02T19:15:00Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-284"],"severity":"CRITICAL","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2023-03-03T22:48:40Z"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26474"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20373"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"13.10"},{"fixed":"13.10.11"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r.json"}},{"package":{"name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"13.10"},{"fixed":"13.10.11"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r.json"}},{"package":{"name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.0"},{"fixed":"14.4.7"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r.json"}},{"package":{"name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.0"},{"fixed":"14.4.7"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r.json"}},{"package":{"name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.5"},{"fixed":"14.10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r.json"}},{"package":{"name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.5"},{"fixed":"14.10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}