xwiki Platform prior 14.10.6/15.2RC1 URL code injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in xwiki Platform. Affected is an unknown function of the file /xwiki/bin/edit//?content=%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln%28%22Hello+from+Groovy%21%22%29%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D&xpage=view of the component URL Handler. The manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-46243. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in xwiki Platform (Content Management System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the file /xwiki/bin/edit//?content=%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln%28%22Hello+from+Groovy%21%22%29%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D&xpage=view of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions it's possible for a user to execute any content with the right of an existing document's content author, provided the user have edit right on it. A crafted URL of the form ` /xwiki/bin/edit//?content=%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln%28%22Hello+from+Groovy%21%22%29%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D&xpage=view` can be used to execute arbitrary groovy code on the server. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki versions 14.10.6 and 15.2RC1. Users are advised to update. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

The weakness was released 11/07/2023. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-46243 since 10/19/2023. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

Upgrading to version 14.10.6 or 15.2RC1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Content Management System

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• xwiki

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• Platform

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• open-source

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