CVE-2023-40573 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting XWiki Platform versions prior to 14.10.9 and 15.4RC1. The flaw allows an attacker with edit rights to execute arbitrary Groovy scripts by combining a weakness in scheduled job content authoring with a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the job scheduler. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating a network-exploitable flaw with low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for RCE makes patching a priority.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 14.10.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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