Answer in brief
CVE-2023-26474 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.9) vulnerability in XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation via properties with wiki syntax that are executed with wrong author. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (maven), org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (maven), org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (maven), org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (maven) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 9.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (maven), org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (maven), org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (maven), org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (maven) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcoremaven | >=13.10 <13.10.11 | 13.10.11 |
| org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcoremaven | >=14.0 <14.4.7 | 14.4.7 |
| org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcoremaven | >=14.5 <14.10 | 14.10 |
| org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcoremaven | >=13.10 <13.10.11 | 13.10.11 |
| org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcoremaven | >=14.0 <14.4.7 | 14.4.7 |
| org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcoremaven | >=14.5 <14.10 | 14.10 |
Published upstream
Mar 3, 2023
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026
### Impact It's possible to use the right of an existing document content author to execute a text area property. To reproduce: * As an admin with programming rights, create a new user without script or programming right. * Login with the freshly created user. * Insert the following text in source mode in the about section: ``` {{groovy}}println("hello from groovy!"){{/groovy}} ``` * Click "Save & View" ### Patches This has been patched in XWiki 14.10, 14.4.7, and 13.10.11. ### Workarounds No known workaround. ### References https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20373 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [Jira](http://jira.xwiki.org/) * Email us at [Security ML](mailto:[email protected])
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