CVE-2023-26474

XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation via properties with wiki syntax that are executed with wrong author

HIGH

8.8

CVSS Score

Published: March 2, 2023 at 06:12 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:43 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorXwiki

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Severity

HIGH8.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.8%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 13.10, it's possible to use the right of an existing document content author to execute a text area property. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10, 14.4.7, and 13.10.11. There are no known workarounds.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Xwiki · Xwikimaven

95%

v < 13.10.11v < 14.10v < 14.4.713.10 ≤ v < 13.10.1114.0 ≤ v < 14.4.714.5 ≤ v < 14.10

Affected range stops below 13.10.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.4.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r

x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20373

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-284NVD-CWE-noinfo

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