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title: "CVE-2023-46242: XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution via the edit action because it lacks CSRF token"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2023-46242/
description: "CVE-2023-46242 (org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven)): XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2023-11-07
date_modified: 2024-09-12
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2023-46242"
kev: false
cvss: 9.7
epss: 0.00381
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2023-46242: XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution via the edit action because it lacks CSRF token

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 0.4% , percentile 31: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (low). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs a user to click or open something. Phishing makes that realistic, but it is not wormable.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) >= 1.0, < 14.10.7, fixed in 14.10.7 ; org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) >= 15.0, < 15.2-rc-1, fixed in 15.2-rc-1 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In affected versions it's possible to execute a content with the right of any user via a crafted URL. A user must have programming privileges in order to exploit this vulnerability. This issue has been patched in XWiki 14.10.7 and 15.2RC1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for for this vulnerability.

## Affected packages

- Maven `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore` >= 1.0, < 14.10.7 → fixed: 14.10.7
- Maven `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore` >= 15.0, < 15.2-rc-1 → fixed: 15.2-rc-1

## Affected products (CVE record)

- xwiki xwiki-platform: >= 1.0, < 14.10.7

## Severity

- GitHub_M CVSS 3.1: 9.7 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.6 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable no , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 31.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-hgpw-6p4h-j6h5](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hgpw-6p4h-j6h5)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2023-46242](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46242)
- [NVD entry CVE-2023-46242](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46242)
- [github.com](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-hgpw-6p4h-j6h5)
- [github.com](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/cf8eb861998ea423c3645d2e5e974420b0e882be)
- [jira.xwiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20386)

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