{"id":"GHSA-pwfv-3cvg-9m4c","summary":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore makes Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs with DocumentAuthors","details":"### Impact\n\nThe Document script API returns directly a DocumentAuthors allowing to set any authors to the document, which in consequence can allow subsequent executions of scripts since this author is used for checking rights. \nExample of such attack:\n\n```\n{{velocity}}\n$doc.setContent('{{velocity}}$xcontext.context.authorReference{{/velocity}}')\n$doc.authors.setContentAuthor('xwiki:XWiki.superadmin')\n$doc.getRenderedContent()\n{{/velocity}}\n```\n\n### Patches\nThe problem has been patched in XWiki 14.10 and 14.4.7 by returning a safe script API.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere no easy workaround apart of upgrading. \n\n### References\n\n  * https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20380\n  * https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/905cdd7c421dbf8c565557cdc773ab1aa9028f83\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira](https://jira.xwiki.org)\n* Email us at [security ML](mailto:security@xwiki.org)","aliases":["CVE-2023-29507"],"modified":"2025-02-06T20:02:23Z","published":"2023-04-12T20:36:28Z","database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-648"],"severity":"CRITICAL","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2023-04-12T20:36:28Z","nvd_published_at":"2023-04-16T07:15:00Z"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-pwfv-3cvg-9m4c"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29507"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/905cdd7c421dbf8c565557cdc773ab1aa9028f83"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20380"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.5"},{"fixed":"14.10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/04/GHSA-pwfv-3cvg-9m4c/GHSA-pwfv-3cvg-9m4c.json"}},{"package":{"name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.4.1"},{"fixed":"14.4.7"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/04/GHSA-pwfv-3cvg-9m4c/GHSA-pwfv-3cvg-9m4c.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}