How severe is GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7?

GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7 has a CVSS score of 9.9/10, rated CRITICAL. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7?

GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7 affects the following packages: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui (Maven), org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7?

Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui to 13.10.7 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

How do I mitigate GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

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 does O3 Security protect against GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7?

O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 2 known exploit references for GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7, including 2 in-the-wild exploitations observed on GitHub and other sources. Treat this as actively exploitable and prioritize patching immediately. All exploit code should only be run in an isolated sandbox environment for research or authorized testing — never against production systems without explicit written authorization.

What is the EPSS score for GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7?

GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.2%, placing it in the 64th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7?

GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7 is classified as CWE-95 (CWE-95). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7 published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7 was published on November 21, 2022 and was last updated on November 8, 2023. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

☕ Maven

GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7

CRITICAL

Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') in xwiki-platform-icon-ui

Also known asCVE-2022-41931

Published

Nov 21, 2022

Updated

Nov 8, 2023

Affected

2 pkgs

Patched

2 / 2

Exploits

2 known

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk64th percentile-17.74%

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.

Blast Radius

2 pkgs affected

☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui

Real-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

Impact

Any user with view rights on commonly accessible documents including the icon picker macro can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki due to improper neutralization of the macro parameters of the icon picker macro.

The URL <server>/xwiki/bin/view/Main?sheet=CKEditor.HTMLConverter&language=en&sourceSyntax=xwiki%252F2.1&stripHTMLEnvelope=true&fromHTML=false&toHTML=true&text=%7B%7BiconPicker%20id%3D%22'%3C%2Fscript%3E%7B%7B%2Fhtml%7D%7D%7B%7Bcache%7D%7D%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln(%2FHellofromIconPickerId%2F)%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D%7B%7B%2Fcache%7D%7D%22%20class%3D%22'%3C%2Fscript%3E%7B%7B%2Fhtml%7D%7D%7B%7Bcache%7D%7D%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln(%2FHellofromIconPickerClass%2F)%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D%7B%7B%2Fcache%7D%7D%22%2F%7D%7D demonstrates the issue (replace <server> by the URL to your XWiki installation). If the output HellofromIconPickerId or HellofromIconPickerClass is visible, the XWiki installation is vulnerable (normally, all output should be contained in a script-tag and thus invisible).

Patches

The problem has been patched in XWiki 13.10.7, 14.5 and 14.4.2.

Workarounds

The patch can be manually applied by editing IconThemesCode.IconPickerMacro in the object editor. The whole document can also be replaced by the current version by importing the document from the XAR archive of a fixed version as the only changes to the document have been security fixes and small formatting changes.

References

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org
Email us at Security Mailing List

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui`	≥ 6.4-milestone-2&&< 13.10.7	13.10.7
☕Maven	`org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui`	≥ 14.0.0&&< 14.4.2	14.4.2

Exploits & PoCs

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

xwiki-platform-icon-ui is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Direc…

jira.xwiki.orgNVDNov 2022

xwiki-platform-icon-ui is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Direc…

github.comNVDNov 2022

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui to 13.10.7 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7 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 pinpoints whether GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-5j7g-cf6r-g2h7. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact Any user with view rights on commonly accessible documents including the icon picker macro can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki due to improper neutralization of the macro parameters of the icon picker macro. The URL `<server>/xwiki/bin/view/Main?sheet=CKEditor.HTMLConverter&language=en&sourceSyntax=xwiki%252F2.1&stripHTMLEnvelope=true&fromHTML=false&toHTML=true&text=%7B%7BiconPicker%20id%3D%22'%3C%2Fscript%3E%7B%7B%2Fhtml%7D%7D%7B%7Bcache%7D%7D%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln(%2FHellofromIconPickerId%2F)%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D%7B%7B%2Fcache%7D%7D%22%20class%3D%22'

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EPSS Exploitation Probability

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