# CVE-2023-50721: Remote code execution from account through SearchAdmin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-50721-remote-code-execution-from-account-through-searchadmin  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-12-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-50721 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-12-16

Remote code execution from account through SearchAdmin

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-50721 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-50721 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-50721?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 16 December 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.5-rc-1,fixed=14.10.15.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-50721?** Yes. org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui (Maven): upgrade to 14.10.15 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-50721?** Check whether you run org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-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-search-ui (Maven): upgrade to 14.10.15 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui to 14.10.15 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.5-rc-1,fixed=14.10.15

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-50721
- GHSA-7654-vfh6-rw6x

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