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CVE-2023-46732 XWiki

Affected softwareXWiki
Severity9.6 Critical CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in14.10.14, 15.5.1
WeaknessCross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Published6 Nov 2023
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. XWiki is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting (RXSS) via the rev parameter that is used in the content of the content menu without escaping. If an attacker can convince a user to visit a link with a crafted parameter, this allows the attacker to execute arbitrary actions in the name of the user, including remote code (Groovy) execution in the case of a user with programming right, compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. This has been patched in XWiki 15.6 RC1, 15.5.1 and 14.10.14. The patch in commit 04e325d57 can be manually applied without upgrading (or restarting) the instance. Users are advised to upgrade or to manually apply the patch. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CWE-80

Exploitation status

Exploited

Real-world exploitation reported by VulnCheck KEV. CISA has not confirmed it.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV listed Exploitation reported in the wild. 1 citation · earliest 2025-06-07.
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC 1 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Nuclei.
  • EPSS 2.3% chance in 30 days

VulnCheck KEV

Exploitation evidence from VulnCheck Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (VulnCheck KEV), used under VulnCheck's community terms. View CVE-2023-46732 in VulnCheck (free account).

EvidenceSourceDetailDate
Reported exploitation app.crowdsec.net /cti/cve-explorer/CVE-2023-46732 2025-06-07
IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
Nuclei XWiki < 14.10.14 - Cross-Site Scripting

Waratek protection

Mitigation candidate

A kind of vulnerability Waratek's rules address, with exploit code published or exploitation reported. No rule exists and none is planned yet. The decision below says what we found to build a rule from.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Inferred
  • Record active
Decided by A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug
Finding A reference points at an upstream fix (commit tier): https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/04e325d57d4bcb6ab79bddcafbb19032474c2a55. That makes this CVE a candidate for an ARMR patch rule — it is the kind of defect ARMR can address, and there is a fix to work from. No rule exists and none is scheduled: writing one means reading the linked change and finding a hook point ARMR can express it at, which may turn out not to exist.
Candidate fix https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/04e325d57d4bcb6ab79bddcafbb19032474c2a55 : a commit: the change itself

CVSS

9.6 CRITICAL v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 9.6 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H security-advisories@github.com Secondary published
CVSS 3.1 6.1 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources 9.7-rc-1 14.10.14 unbounded
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources 15.0-rc-1 15.5.1 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 4 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
osv org.xwiki.platform xwiki-platform-flamingo-skin-resources generic ≥ 9.7 and < 14.10.14 · ≥ 15.0 and < 15.5.1
nvd xwiki xwiki generic ≥ 9.7 and < 14.10.14 · ≥ 15.0 and < 15.5.1

References

URLTags
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/04e325d57d4bcb6ab79bddcafbb19032474c2a55 commit
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-j9rc-w3wv-fv62 WEB
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform PACKAGE
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21095 WEB

Timeline

Published2023-11-06By the CVE Program.
VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence2025-06-07Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.