CVE-2023-29507: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore makes Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs with DocumentAuthors

April 12, 2023 (updated February 6, 2025)

The Document script API returns directly a DocumentAuthors allowing to set any authors to the document, which in consequence can allow subsequent executions of scripts since this author is used for checking rights. Example of such attack: {{velocity}} $doc.setContent('{{velocity}}$xcontext.context.authorReference{{/velocity}}') $doc.authors.setContentAuthor('xwiki:XWiki.superadmin') $doc.getRenderedContent() {{/velocity}}

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-pwfv-3cvg-9m4c
github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/905cdd7c421dbf8c565557cdc773ab1aa9028f83
github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-pwfv-3cvg-9m4c
jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20380
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29507

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