# CVE-2023-37908: org.xwiki.rendering:xwiki-rendering-xml Improper Neutralization of Invalid Characters in Identifiers in Web Pages vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-37908-org-xwiki-rendering-xwiki-rendering-xml-improper-neutralization  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-10-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-37908 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-10-25

org.xwiki.rendering:xwiki-rendering-xml Improper Neutralization of Invalid Characters in Identifiers in Web Pages vulnerability

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-37908 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-37908 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-37908?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 October 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.xwiki.rendering:xwiki-rendering-xml (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=14.6-rc-1,fixed=14.10.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-37908?** Yes. org.xwiki.rendering:xwiki-rendering-xml (Maven): upgrade to 14.10.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-37908?** Check whether you run org.xwiki.rendering:xwiki-rendering-xml (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.rendering:xwiki-rendering-xml (Maven): upgrade to 14.10.4 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.xwiki.rendering:xwiki-rendering-xml to 14.10.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.xwiki.rendering:xwiki-rendering-xml (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=14.6-rc-1,fixed=14.10.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-37908
- GHSA-663w-2xp3-5739

## Related threats

- [XWiki xwiki-rendering-xml eval injection via HTML macro escaping](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-53837-xwiki-xwiki-rendering-xml-eval-injection-via-html-macro-escaping)
- [XWiki vulnerable to remote code execution through insufficient protection against {{/html}} injection](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-66474-xwiki-rendering-is-a-generic-rendering-system-that-converts)