Velocity execution without script right through tree macro

MEDIUM 6.3CVE-2023-50732 · GHSA-p5f8-qf24-24cj · Published 21/12/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-50732 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.3) vulnerability affecting org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-index-tree-macro, xwiki (xwiki).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.49%, higher than 41.9% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 15.2-rc-1, 14.10.7, 15.2 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-index-tree-macro Maven	`≥ 15.0-rc-1, < 15.2-rc-1≥ 8.3-rc-1, < 14.10.7`	`15.2-rc-114.10.7`
xwiki xwiki	`≥ 15.0, < 15.2≥ 8.3, < 14.10.7`	`15.214.10.7`

Description

Impact

It's possible to execute a Velocity script without script right through the document tree.

To reproduce:

As a user without script right, create a document, e.g., named Nasty Title
Set the document's title to $request.requestURI
Click "Save & View"
Reload the page in the browser

The navigation panel displays a document named with the current URL, showing that the Velocity code has been executed even though the user doesn't have script right.

Patches

This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.7 and 15.2RC1.

Workarounds

A possible workaround is to:

modify the page XWiki.DocumentTreeMacros
search for the code #set ($discard = $translatedDocument.setTitle($translatedDocument.title))
modify it into #set ($discard = $translatedDocument.setcomment(''))

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

NVD description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute a Velocity script without script right through the document tree. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.7 and 15.2RC1.

References

xwiki/xwiki-platform security advisory · WEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50732 · ADVISORY
xwiki/xwiki-platform commit 41d7dca · WEB
xwiki/xwiki-platform · PACKAGE
jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20625 · WEB

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-index-tree-macro

Maven

≥ 15.0-rc-1, < 15.2-rc-1≥ 8.3-rc-1, < 14.10.7

15.2-rc-114.10.7

xwiki

≥ 15.0, < 15.2≥ 8.3, < 14.10.7

15.214.10.7

Description

Impact

It's possible to execute a Velocity script without script right through the document tree.

To reproduce:

As a user without script right, create a document, e.g., named Nasty Title
Set the document's title to $request.requestURI
Click "Save & View"
Reload the page in the browser

The navigation panel displays a document named with the current URL, showing that the Velocity code has been executed even though the user doesn't have script right.

Patches

This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.7 and 15.2RC1.

Workarounds

A possible workaround is to:

modify the page XWiki.DocumentTreeMacros
search for the code #set ($discard = $translatedDocument.setTitle($translatedDocument.title))
modify it into #set ($discard = $translatedDocument.setcomment(''))

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

NVD description