Remote code execution through the section parameter in Administration as guest in XWiki Platform
Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. XWiki doesn't properly escape the section URL parameter that is used in the code for displaying administration sections. This allows any user with read access to the document XWiki.AdminSheet (by default, everyone including unauthenticated users) to execute code including Groovy code. This impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki instance. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.14, 15.6 RC1 and 15.5.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unablr to upgrade may apply the fix in commit fec8e0e53f9 manually. Alternatively, to protect against attacks from unauthenticated users, view right for guests can be removed from this document (it is only needed for space and wiki admins).
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-uiMaven | < 14.10.14 | 14.10.14 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-uiMaven | >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.1 | 15.5.1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administrationMaven | < 14.10.14 | 14.10.14 |
Affected products
1- Range: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration : < 14.10.14
Patches
1fec8e0e53f9fXWIKI-21110: Improve section name display in administration
2 files changed · +61 −1
xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-administration/xwiki-platform-administration-ui/src/main/resources/XWiki/AdminSheet.xml+1 −1 modified@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ #end #end (% id="document-title" %)((( - = $services.localization.render("administration.sectionTitle$level", [$sectionName]) = + = $services.localization.render("administration.sectionTitle$level", 'xwiki/2.1', [$sectionName]) = ## Display the category/section description below the title. #set ($categoryOrSectionId = $crtCategory.id) #if ("$!crtSection.id" != '')
xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-administration/xwiki-platform-administration-ui/src/test/java/org/xwiki/administration/AdminSheetPageTest.java+60 −0 added@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +/* + * See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional + * information regarding copyright ownership. + * + * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it + * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as + * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of + * the License, or (at your option) any later version. + * + * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + * Lesser General Public License for more details. + * + * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + * License along with this software; if not, write to the Free + * Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA + * 02110-1301 USA, or see the FSF site: http://www.fsf.org. + */ +package org.xwiki.administration; + +import org.jsoup.nodes.Document; +import org.jsoup.nodes.Element; +import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test; +import org.xwiki.model.reference.DocumentReference; +import org.xwiki.test.annotation.ComponentList; +import org.xwiki.test.page.HTML50ComponentList; +import org.xwiki.test.page.PageTest; +import org.xwiki.test.page.TestNoScriptMacro; +import org.xwiki.test.page.XWikiSyntax21ComponentList; + +import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals; +import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull; + +/** + * Page test of {@code XWiki.AdminSheet}. + * + * @version $Id$ + */ +@HTML50ComponentList +@XWikiSyntax21ComponentList +@ComponentList({ + TestNoScriptMacro.class +}) +class AdminSheetPageTest extends PageTest +{ + private static final DocumentReference ADMIN_SHEET = new DocumentReference("xwiki", "XWiki", "AdminSheet"); + + @Test + void sectionEscaping() throws Exception + { + this.request.put("section", "{{noscript /}}"); + this.request.put("viewer", "content"); + + Document result = renderHTMLPage(ADMIN_SHEET); + Element documentTitle = result.getElementById("document-title"); + assertNotNull(documentTitle); + assertEquals("administration.sectionTitle [{{noscript /}}]", documentTitle.text()); + } +}
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
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46731ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fec8e0e53f9fa2c3f1e568cc15b0e972727c803aghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fec8e0e53f9fa2c3f1e568cc15b0e972727c803aghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21110ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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