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XWiki Platform privilege escalation (PR)/RCE from account through Invitation subject/messageGHSA-7954-6m9q-gpvf

CRITICALFix: xwiki/xwiki-platform@ff1d8a1

GHSA-7954-6m9q-gpvf is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.9) Code Injection vulnerability in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui. 2 public exploit or proof-of-concept references are indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asCVE-2023-37914
Published
Updated
Affected
3 pkgs
Patched
3 / 3
Exploits
2 known
Exploitation data as of Nov 10, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

Proof-of-concept exploit code exists

  • CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
  • A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-7954-6m9q-gpvf.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.9%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs79th percentile — riskier than 79% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.70%2.18%3.67%5.16%4.3%1.5%1.5%1.9%1.9%May 26Aug 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

3 pkgs affected
☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-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 who can view Invitation.WebHome can execute arbitrary script macros including Groovy and Python macros that allow remote code execution including unrestricted read and write access to all wiki contents. This can be reproduced with the following steps:

  1. Open the invitation application (Invitation.WebHome).
  2. Set the subject to {{cache}}{{groovy}}new File("/tmp/exploit.txt").withWriter { out -> out.println("Attacked from invitation!"); }{{/groovy}}{{/cache}}
  3. Click "Preview"

Patches

The vulnerability has been patched on XWiki 14.4.8, 15.2-rc-1, and 14.10.6.

Workarounds

The vulnerability can be patched manually by applying the patch on Invitation.InvitationCommon and Invitation.InvitationConfig.

References

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavenorg.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui≥ 2.5-m-1&&< 14.4.814.4.8org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui:14.4.8
☕Mavenorg.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui≥ 14.5&&< 14.10.614.10.6org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui:14.10.6
☕Mavenorg.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui≥ 15.0-rc-1&&< 15.2-rc-115.2-rc-1org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui:15.2-rc-1

Affected Products

1 product · 3 configurations
Application
xwikixwiki
≥ 15.0 && < 15.2
range
Exploits & PoCs
2

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.comNVDAug 2023

Report on jira.xwiki.org

jira.xwiki.orgNVDAug 2023

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui to 14.4.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-7954-6m9q-gpvf is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Stop passing untrusted input into the interpreter or shell: call the affected binary with an argument array rather than a composed command string, reject anything outside a strict allowlist of expected values, and run the component under an account that cannot reach beyond the work it legitimately does.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact Any user who can view `Invitation.WebHome` can execute arbitrary script macros including Groovy and Python macros that allow remote code execution including unrestricted read and write access to all wiki contents. This can be reproduced with the following steps: 1. Open the invitation application (Invitation.WebHome). 1. Set the subject to `{{cache}}{{groovy}}new File("/tmp/exploit.txt").withWriter { out -> out.println("Attacked from invitation!"); }{{/groovy}}{{/cache}}` 1. Click "Preview" ### Patches The vulnerability has been patched on XWiki 14.4.8, 15.2-rc-1, and 1
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