# CVE-2023-29511: xwiki-platform-administration-ui vulnerable to privilege escalation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-29511-xwiki-platform-administration-ui-vulnerable-to-privilege  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-04-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-29511 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-04-12

xwiki-platform-administration-ui vulnerable to privilege escalation

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-29511 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-29511 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-29511?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 12 April 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.5M2,fixed=13.10.11.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-29511?** Yes. org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (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-2023-29511?** Check whether you run org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-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-administration-ui (Maven): upgrade to 13.10.11 or later

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


## Affected products

- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.5M2,fixed=13.10.11

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-29511
- GHSA-rfh6-mg6h-h668

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