CVE-2023-37909 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting XWiki Platform versions 5.1-rc-1 through 14.10.7 and 15.3-rc-1. Any authenticated user with profile editing privileges can execute arbitrary script macros, including Groovy and Python, leading to unrestricted read/write access to wiki content. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and no user interaction, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation. Patches are available in XWiki versions 14.10.8 and 15.3-rc-1, and a manual workaround is also provided.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.1, < 14.10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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