# CVE-2023-26474: XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation via properties with wiki syntax that are executed with wrong author

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-26474-xwiki-platform-vulnerable-to-privilege-escalation-via-properties  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-03-03  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-26474 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-03-03

XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation via properties with wiki syntax that are executed with wrong author

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-26474 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-26474 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-26474?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 3 March 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=13.10,fixed=13.10.11; org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=13.10,fixed=13.10.11.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-26474?** Yes. org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven): upgrade to 13.10.11 or later; org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): upgrade to 13.10.11 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-26474?** Check whether you run org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) or org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (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-legacy-oldcore (Maven): upgrade to 13.10.11 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore to 13.10.11 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): upgrade to 13.10.11 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to 13.10.11 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=13.10,fixed=13.10.11
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=13.10,fixed=13.10.11

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-26474
- GHSA-3738-p9x3-mv9r

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