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Critical
CVE-2023-26475
XWiki Platform vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in Annotations
Vulnerability Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 2.3-milestone-1, the annotation displayer does not execute the content in a restricted context. This allows executing anything with the right of the author of any document by annotating the document. This has been patched in XWiki 13.10.11, 14.4.7 and 14.10. There is no easy workaround except to upgrade.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
>= 2.3-milestone-1, < 13.10.11, >= 14.0-rc-1, < 14.4.7, >= 14.5, < 14.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 2nd, 2023
Last Modified:
March 5th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H