# CVE-2023-29514: XWiki vulnerable to Code Injection in template provider administration

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-29514-xwiki-vulnerable-to-code-injection-in-template-provider  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-04-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-29514 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-04-20

XWiki vulnerable to Code Injection in template provider administration

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-2023-29514 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-29514 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-29514?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 April 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.1-milestone-1; org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.2-milestone-1,fixed=13.10.11; org.xwiki.platform.applications:xwiki-application-administration (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.35,last_affected=1.49.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-29514?** 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-2023-29514?** Check whether you run org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration (Maven), org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven) or org.xwiki.platform.applications:xwiki-application-administration (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 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.1-milestone-1
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.2-milestone-1,fixed=13.10.11
- org.xwiki.platform.applications:xwiki-application-administration (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.35,last_affected=1.49

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-29514
- GHSA-9j36-3cp4-rh4j

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