How severe is GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89?

GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89 has a CVSS score of 10/10, rated CRITICAL. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89?

GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89 affects the following packages: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven), org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven), org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89?

Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui to 14.10.14 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89 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-administration-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-62pr-qqf7-hh89 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-62pr-qqf7-hh89?

O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89 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-62pr-qqf7-hh89 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 1 known exploit references for GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89, including 1 in-the-wild exploitation 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-62pr-qqf7-hh89?

GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 88.5%, placing it in the 100th 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. A score above 50% indicates significantly elevated exploitation risk — immediate patching is strongly recommended.

What type of vulnerability is GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89?

GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89 is classified as Code Injection (CWE-94), CWE-95 (CWE-95). These weakness types describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89 published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89 was published on November 8, 2023 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-62pr-qqf7-hh89

CRITICAL

XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution through the section parameter in Administration as guest

Also known asCVE-2023-46731

Published

Nov 8, 2023

Updated

Nov 8, 2023

Affected

3 pkgs

Patched

3 / 3

Exploits

1 known

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

88.5%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Very High Risk100th percentile+31.07%

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

3 pkgs affected

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

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

XWiki doesn't properly escape the section URL parameter that is used in the code for displaying administration sections. This allows any user with read access to the document XWiki.AdminSheet (by default, everyone including unauthenticated users) to execute code including Groovy code. This impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki instance.

By opening the URL <server>/xwiki/bin/get/Main/WebHome?sheet=XWiki.AdminSheet&viewer=content&section=%5D%5D%7B%7B%2Fhtml%7D%7D%7B%7Basync%7D%7D%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dservices.logging.getLogger(%22attacker%22).error(%22Attack%20succeeded!%22)%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D%7B%7B%2Fasync%7D%7D&xpage=view where <server> is the URL of the XWiki installation, it can be tested if an XWiki installation is vulnerable. If this causes a log message ERROR attacker - Attack succeeded! to appear in XWiki's log, the installation is vulnerable. In very old versions of XWiki, the attack can be demonstrated with <server>/xwiki/bin/get/XWiki/XWikiPreferences?section=%3C%25println(%22Hello%20from%20Groovy%22)%25%3E&xpage=view which displays admin.hello from groovy as title when the attack succeeds (tested on XWiki 1.7).

Patches

This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.14, 15.6 RC1 and 15.5.1.

Workarounds

The fix, which consists of replacing = $services.localization.render("administration.sectionTitle$level", [$sectionName]) = by = $services.localization.render("administration.sectionTitle$level", 'xwiki/2.1', [$sectionName]) =, can be applied manually to the document XWiki.AdminSheet.

References

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui`	all versions	14.10.14
☕Maven	`org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui`	≥ 15.0-rc-1&&< 15.5.1	15.5.1
☕Maven	`org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration`	all versions	14.10.14

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 is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for …

github.comNVDNov 2023

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-administration-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-administration-ui to 14.10.14 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-62pr-qqf7-hh89 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-62pr-qqf7-hh89 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-62pr-qqf7-hh89. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact XWiki doesn't properly escape the section URL parameter that is used in the code for displaying administration sections. This allows any user with read access to the document `XWiki.AdminSheet` (by default, everyone including unauthenticated users) to execute code including Groovy code. This impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki instance. By opening the URL `<server>/xwiki/bin/get/Main/WebHome?sheet=XWiki.AdminSheet&viewer=content&section=%5D%5D%7B%7B%2Fhtml%7D%7D%7B%7Basync%7D%7D%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dservices.logging.getLogger(%22attacker%22).error

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EPSS Exploitation Probability

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