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org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-panels-ui Eval Injection vulnerabilityGHSA-qx9h-c5v6-ghqh

CRITICALFix: xwiki/xwiki-platform@50b4d91

GHSA-qx9h-c5v6-ghqh is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.9) CWE-95 vulnerability in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-panels-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-panels-ui — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asCVE-2023-29214
Published
Updated
Affected
3 pkgs
Patched
3 / 3
Exploits
2 known
Exploitation data as of Nov 6, 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-qx9h-c5v6-ghqh.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs68th percentile — riskier than 68% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%2.70%5.41%8.11%6.5%1.2%May 26Sep 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-panels-ui☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-panels-ui☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-panels-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 edit rights can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping of the included pages in the IncludedDocuments panel.

Precondition: As an admin, add the Panels.IncludedDocuments panel on one column.

A proof of concept exploit is to edit a document and add the following code before saving.

{{display reference="{{cache~}~}{{groovy~}~}println(~"Hello from Groovy~" + ~" in included document!~"){{/groovy~}~}{{/cache~}~}"/}}

expected The right had side panels contain:

One included page: 
{{cache}}{{groovy}}println("Hello from Groovy" + " in included document!"){{/groovy}}{{/cache}}

actual The right had side panels contain:

One included page:
    XWiki.Hello from Groovy in included document!

Patches

The problem has been patched on XWiki 14.4.7, and 14.10.

Workarounds

The issue can be fixed manually applying this patch.

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-panels-ui≥ 1.1-M2&&< 13.10.1113.10.11org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-panels-ui:13.10.11
☕Mavenorg.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-panels-ui≥ 14.0-rc-1&&< 14.4.714.4.7org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-panels-ui:14.4.7
☕Mavenorg.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-panels-ui≥ 14.5&&< 14.1014.10org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-panels-ui:14.10

Affected Products

1 product · 3 configurations
Application
xwikixwiki
≥ 14.4.0 && < 14.4.7
1 version
14.10
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 Commons are technical libraries common to several other top level …

jira.xwiki.orgNVDApr 2023

Report on github.com

github.comNVDApr 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-panels-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-panels-ui to 13.10.11 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-qx9h-c5v6-ghqh 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 with edit rights can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation. The root cause is improper escaping of the included pages in the IncludedDocuments panel. **Precondition**: As an admin, add the `Panels.IncludedDocuments` panel on one column. A proof of concept exploit is to edit a document and add the following code before saving. ``` {{display reference="{{cache~}~}{{groovy~}~}println(~"Hello from Groovy~" + ~" in included document!~"){{/groovy~}~}{{/cache~}~}"/}} ``` **expected** The right had side panel
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