# CVE-2023-26472: XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation via async macro and IconThemeSheet from the user profile

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-26472-xwiki-platform-vulnerable-to-privilege-escalation-via-async-macro  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-03-03  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-26472 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-03-03

XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation via async macro and IconThemeSheet from the user profile

Technologies: [org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-xwiki-platform-xwiki-platform-icon-ui). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-26472 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-26472 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-26472?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 3 March 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.2-milestone-1,fixed=13.10.10.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-26472?** Yes. org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui (Maven): upgrade to 13.10.10 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-26472?** Check whether you run org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui (Maven): upgrade to 13.10.10 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui to 13.10.10 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-icon-ui (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.2-milestone-1,fixed=13.10.10

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-26472
- GHSA-vwr6-qp4q-2wj7

## Related threats

- [XWiki Platform vulnerable to Code Injection in icon themes](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-36470-xwiki-platform-vulnerable-to-code-injection-in-icon-themes)
- [Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') in xwiki-platform-icon-ui](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-41931-improper-neutralization-of-directives-in-dynamically-evaluated)