CVE-2023-48241 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-285 vulnerability in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-query. EPSS puts its 30-day exploitation probability at 72.8% (99th percentile). A fix is available for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-query — see the affected versions and patch details below.
XWiki exposed whole content of all documents of all wikis to anybody with view right on Solr suggest service
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2023-48241 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE sits: patch-first territory.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,333 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the 50–90% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-query☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-queryReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 6.3-milestone-2 and prior to versions 14.10.15, 15.5.1, and 15.6RC1, the Solr-based search suggestion provider that also duplicates as generic JavaScript API for search results in XWiki exposes the content of all documents of all wikis to anybody who has access to it, by default it is public. This exposes all information stored in the wiki (but not some protected information like password hashes). While there is a right check normally, the right check can be circumvented by explicitly requesting fields from Solr that don't include the data for the right check. This has been fixed in XWiki 15.6RC1, 15.5.1 and 14.10.15 by not listing documents whose rights cannot be checked. No known workarounds are available.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-query | ≥ 6.3-milestone-2&&< 14.10.15 | 14.10.15org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-query:14.10.15 |
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-query | ≥ 15.0-rc-1&&< 15.5.1 | 15.5.1org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-query:15.5.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-query, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-query to 14.10.15 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-48241 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2023-48241 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2023-48241. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
How to detect CVE-2023-48241
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id cve-2023-48241 -u https://target- Template
- XWiki < 4.10.15 - Information Disclosure
- Severity
- high
- Impact
- Successful exploitation could lead to disclosure of content of all documents of all wikis.
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (ritikchaddha), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2023-48241 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2023-48241 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.