{"id":"CVE-2023-26473","aliases":["GHSA-vpx4-7rfp-h545"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2023-26473","summary":"XWiki Platform allows unprivileged users to make arbitrary select queries using DatabaseListProperty and suggest.vm","details":"### Impact\n\nAny user with edit right can execute arbitrary database select and access data stored in the database.\n\nTo reproduce:\n * In admin, rights, remove scripting rights for {{XWikiAllGroup}}.\n * Create a new user without any special privileges.\n * Create a page \"Private.WebHome\" with {{TOKEN_42}} as content. Go to \"page administration\" and explicitly set all rights for \"Admin\" to remove them for all other users.\n * Logout and login as the unprivileged user. Ensure that the previously created page cannot be viewed.\n * Create a new page \"ExploitClass.WebHome\" and then open it in the class editor (first, make the user an advanced user).\n * Add a field named {{ContentList}} of type {{Database List}}\n * Enter in field \"Hibernate Query\" the following content: {noformat}select doc.content, doc.fullName from XWikiDocument as doc where doc.fullName = 'Private.WebHome'{noformat}\n * Save the class.\n * Open [http://localhost:8080/xwiki/bin/view/ExploitClass/?xpage=suggest&classname=ExploitClass.WebHome&fieldname=ContentList&firCol=doc.fullName&secCol=-]\n\n### Patches\n\nThe problem has been patched on XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7, and 14.10.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere is no workaround for this vulnerability other than upgrading.\n\n### References\n\nhttps://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19523\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/)\n* Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n","published":"2023-03-02T18:17:09.152Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:28.641666767Z","cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"epss":{"score":0.00637,"percentile":0.48942,"asOf":"2026-09-17"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":2,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web","fixedVersion":"13.10.11"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web","fixedVersion":"14.4.7"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web","fixedVersion":"14.10"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19523"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/26xxx/CVE-2023-26473.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-vpx4-7rfp-h545"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26473"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:28.641666767Z"}}