CVE-2023-29517

Public Exploit
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-office-viewer

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. The office document viewer macro was allowing anyone to see any file content from the hosting server, provided that the office server was connected and depending on the permissions of the user running the servlet engine (e.g. tomcat) running XWiki. The same vulnerability also allowed to perform internal requests to resources from the hosting server. The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.10.1, 14.4.8, 15.0-rc-1. Users are advised to upgrade. It might be possible to workaround this vulnerability by running XWiki in a sandbox with a user with very low privileges on the machine.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 1.39% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory xwiki.org Vendor Advisory xwiki.org Vendor Advisory xwiki.org
Affected: xwiki xwiki-platform
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-m3c3-9qj7-7xmx patch exploit vendor advisory issue tracking
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20324 patch exploit vendor advisory issue tracking
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20447 patch exploit vendor advisory issue tracking
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20449 patch exploit vendor advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-29517?
CVE-2023-29517 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-29517?
To fix CVE-2023-29517, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-29517 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-29517 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-29517?
CVE-2023-29517 affects xwiki xwiki-platform.
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