CVE-2023-26471
Starting in version 11.6-rc-1, comments are supposed to be executed with the right of superadmin but in restricted mode (anything dangerous is disabled), but the async macro does not take into account the restricted mode.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.92%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 11.6-rc-1, comments are supposed to be executed with the right of superadmin but in restricted mode (anything dangerous is disabled), but the async macro does not take into account the restricted mode. This means that any user with comment right can use the async macro to make it execute any wiki content with the right of superadmin. This has been patched in XWiki 14.9, 14.4.6, and 13.10.10. The only known workaround consists of applying a patch and rebuilding and redeploying `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-async-macro`.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.92% probability · 59th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- xwiki/xwiki
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS 0.9% since 6 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/00532d9f1404287cf3ec3a05056640d809516006Patch
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-9cqm-5wf7-wcj7Vendor Advisory
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20234Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/00532d9f1404287cf3ec3a05056640d809516006Patch
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-9cqm-5wf7-wcj7Vendor Advisory
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20234Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.