CVE-2023-32069
Published: 09 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-32069 is a critical-severity Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki. Its CVSS base score is 9.9 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
XWiki Platform, a generic wiki platform, contains an authorization flaw tracked as CVE-2023-32069 and CWE-863. The issue affects all versions from 3.3-milestone-2 through 14.10.3 and 15.0-rc-0; an authenticated user can execute arbitrary actions using the privileges of the author of the XWiki.ClassSheet document. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.9, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, and changed scope with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An attacker with a low-privileged account can therefore read, modify, or delete content and perform other operations beyond the intended scope of their own rights. Because the flaw resides in the platform’s document-authorization logic, exploitation does not require user interaction or special network positioning.
Official advisories and patches state that the issue is resolved in XWiki 14.10.4 and 15.0-rc-1; the project provides no known workarounds for earlier releases. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.2065 since disclosure, indicating no material increase in observed exploitation interest.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-1457
Vulnerability details
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 3.3-milestone-2 and prior to versions 14.10.4 and 15.0-rc-1, it's possible for a user to execute anything with the right of the author of the XWiki.ClassSheet document. This has been patched…
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in XWiki 15.0-rc-1 and 14.10.4. There are no known workarounds.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Periodic review and update of procedures reduces incorrect authorization implementations over time.
Supervision identifies cases where authorization logic incorrectly permits unauthorized actions.
Defining permitted attribute values and auditing modifications reduces the chance of incorrect authorization outcomes due to tampered or missing labels.
The authorization process and usage restrictions help prevent incorrect authorization for remote access types.
Establishing configuration and connection requirements helps ensure correct rather than incorrect authorization for wireless access.
Establishing connection authorization processes for mobile devices helps ensure authorization decisions are correctly implemented rather than incorrect.
Monitoring account use, notifying on changes, and reviewing accounts for compliance corrects incorrect authorization assignments.
Ensures authorization decisions for external system use are correctly implemented and enforced.