« Back to list

CVE-2023-40572

Status: ModifiedHigh (8)—

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. The create action is vulnerable to a CSRF attack, allowing script and thus remote code execution when targeting a user with script/programming right, thus compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. When a user with script right views this image and a log message `ERROR foo - Script executed!` appears in the log, the XWiki installation is vulnerable. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and 15.4RC1 by requiring a CSRF token for the actual page creation.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Xwiki — Xwiki

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

Show
{
  "id": "CVE-2023-40572",
  "cveTags": [],
  "metrics": {
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "id": "CVE-2023-40572",
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "poc"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "total"
            }
          ],
          "version": "2.0.3",
          "timestamp": "2024-10-02T20:18:17.614497Z"
        }
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "type": "Secondary",
        "source": "security-advisories@github.com",
        "cvssData": {
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "version": "3.1",
          "baseScore": 9,
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "impactScore": 6,
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.3
      },
      {
        "type": "Primary",
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "cvssData": {
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "version": "3.1",
          "baseScore": 8,
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.1
      }
    ]
  },
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "security-advisories@github.com",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "xwiki",
          "product": "xwiki-platform",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": ">= 3.2-milestone-3, < 14.10.9"
            },
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": ">= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.4-rc-1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "published": "2023-08-24T02:15:09.643",
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4b20528808d0c311290b0d9ab2cfc44063380ef7",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "source": "security-advisories@github.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-4f8m-7h83-9f6m",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "security-advisories@github.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20849",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Issue Tracking",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "security-advisories@github.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4b20528808d0c311290b0d9ab2cfc44063380ef7",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-4f8m-7h83-9f6m",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20849",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Issue Tracking",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Secondary",
      "source": "security-advisories@github.com",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-352"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. The create action is vulnerable to a CSRF attack, allowing script and thus remote code execution when targeting a user with script/programming right, thus compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. When a user with script right views this image and a log message `ERROR foo - Script executed!` appears in the log, the XWiki installation is vulnerable. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and 15.4RC1 by requiring a CSRF token for the actual page creation."
    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:18:31.253",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "negate": false,
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "11425A73-EEF4-4856-832E-B60154EC09EE",
              "versionEndExcluding": "14.10.9"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "99329652-2907-4903-AAB1-1038F225C020"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "88E41345-F81E-401A-BD67-66AF4B3925D4"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "5D121BDB-D7C5-4B79-A904-3C4A76F38E6A"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "67322CAC-1F17-4453-BC7F-4262E436E307"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "047E048F-AB46-41FD-A074-2EC1D036DC92"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "355FF62B-1086-4F15-8CBC-33906F4A3589"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "D64558D4-26CC-44ED-9DDC-56979E569DA9"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:15.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "82B5066C-4F5D-4F7F-9EE3-9A926321F16A"
            }
          ],
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "security-advisories@github.com"
}