CVE-2022-41934: Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-menu-ui
First published: Wed Nov 23 2022(Updated: )
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any user with view rights on commonly accessible documents including the menu macro can execute arbitrary Groovy, Python or Velocity code in XWiki leading to full access to the XWiki installation due to improper escaping of the macro content and parameters of the menu macro. The problem has been patched in XWiki 14.6RC1, 13.10.8 and 14.4.3. The patch (commit `2fc20891`) for the document `Menu.MenuMacro` can be manually applied or a XAR archive of a patched version can be imported. The menu macro was basically unchanged since XWiki 11.6 so on XWiki 11.6 or later the patch for version of 13.10.8 (commit `59ccca24a`) can most likely be applied, on XWiki version 14.0 and later the versions in XWiki 14.6 and 14.4.3 should be appropriate.
Credit: security-advisories@github.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Xwiki | <13.10.8 | |
| Xwiki | >=14.0.0<14.4.3 | |
| Xwiki | =14.4.4 | |
| Xwiki | =14.4.5 |
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Reference Links
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/2fc20891e6c6b0ca05ee07e315e7f435e8919f8d
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/59ccca24a8465a19f40c51d65fcc2c09c1edea16
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-6w8h-26xx-cf8q
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19857
- https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Documentation/UserGuide/Features/Imports#HImportingXWikipages
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2022-41934?
CVE-2022-41934 has a high severity level due to its potential to allow execution of arbitrary code.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41934?
To fix CVE-2022-41934, upgrade to a version of XWiki that is not vulnerable, specifically versions 14.4.6 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2022-41934?
CVE-2022-41934 affects users of XWiki versions prior to 14.4.6 and certain mid-range versions.
What type of code can be executed through CVE-2022-41934?
CVE-2022-41934 allows the execution of arbitrary Groovy, Python, or Velocity code.
What permissions are needed to exploit CVE-2022-41934?
A user only needs view rights on commonly accessible documents to exploit CVE-2022-41934.
- agent/type
- agent/weakness
- agent/remedy
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/references
- agent/author
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/severity
- agent/title
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- vendor/xwiki
- canonical/xwiki
- version/xwiki/14.0.0
- version/xwiki/14.4.4
- version/xwiki/14.4.5