Critical severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 16, 2023· Updated Feb 6, 2025
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-panels-ui Eval Injection vulnerability
CVE-2023-29214
Description
XWiki Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level XWiki projects. Any user with edit rights can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping of the included pages in the IncludedDocuments panel. The problem has been patched on XWiki 14.4.7, and 14.10.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-panels-uiMaven | >= 1.1-M2, < 13.10.11 | 13.10.11 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-panels-uiMaven | >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.7 | 14.4.7 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-panels-uiMaven | >= 14.5, < 14.10 | 14.10 |
Affected products
1- Range: >= 1.1-M2, < 13.10.11
Patches
150b4d91418b4XWIKI-20293: Improved IncludedDocuments panel escaping
1 file changed · +5 −2
xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-panels/xwiki-platform-panels-ui/src/main/resources/Panels/IncludedDocuments.xml+5 −2 modified@@ -125,14 +125,17 @@ #largepanelheader($services.localization.render('xe.panels.includedDocs.title')) $services.localization.render('xe.panels.includedDocs.count', [$pages.size()]) #foreach ($page in $pages) - * [[$page>>$page]] [[[[image:icon:page_white_edit||alt="$services.localization.render('panels.documentInformation.editIncluded', [$page])"]]>>path:$xwiki.getURL($page, 'edit')]] + #set ($pageLink = $services.rendering.escape($page, 'xwiki/2.1')) + #set ($pageName = $services.rendering.escape($services.rendering.escape($page, 'xwiki/2.1'), 'xwiki/2.1')) + #set ($alt = $services.rendering.escape($services.localization.render('panels.documentInformation.editIncluded', [$page]), 'xwiki/2.1')) + * [[$pageName>>$pageLink]] [[[[image:icon:page_white_edit||alt="$alt"]]>>path:$xwiki.getURL($page, 'edit')]] #end #panelfooter() #end {{/velocity}}</content> </property> <property> - <description>Displays the documents included in the curent document.</description> + <description>Displays the documents included in the current document.</description> </property> <property> <name>Included Documents</name>
Vulnerability mechanics
Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.
References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-qx9h-c5v6-ghqhghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29214ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/50b4d91418b4150933f0317eb4a94ceaf5b69f67ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-qx9h-c5v6-ghqhghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20306ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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