# CVE-2023-37914: XWiki Platform privilege escalation (PR)/RCE from account through Invitation subject/message

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-37914-xwiki-platform-privilege-escalation-pr-rce-from-account-through  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-08-18  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-37914 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-08-18

XWiki Platform privilege escalation (PR)/RCE from account through Invitation subject/message

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-37914 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-37914 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-37914?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 18 August 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.5-m-1,fixed=14.4.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-37914?** Yes. org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui (Maven): upgrade to 14.4.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-37914?** Check whether you run org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-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-invitation-ui (Maven): upgrade to 14.4.8 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui to 14.4.8 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-invitation-ui (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.5-m-1,fixed=14.4.8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-37914
- GHSA-7954-6m9q-gpvf

## Related threats

- [XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation (PR) from view right via Invitation application](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-35150-xwiki-platform-vulnerable-to-privilege-escalation-pr-from-view)
- [XWiki Platform vulnerable to privilege escalation from view right using Invitation.InvitationCommon](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-29518-xwiki-platform-vulnerable-to-privilege-escalation-from-view-right)