Vulnerabilities in pkg:maven/org.xwiki.contrib/xwiki-application-admintools

PACKAGE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-4f4c-rhjv-4wgv
Advisory Summary

CVE-2023-48293 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) cross-site request forgery with queryonxwiki vulnerability (CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)) affecting Xwiki application admintools libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves cross-site request forgery with queryonxwiki allows arbitrary database queries. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 4.5.1.

2 Known Advisory Record(s)
Package Vulnerability Intelligence

pkg:maven/org.xwiki.contrib/xwiki-application-admintools

2 Known Advisory Record(s)

Vulnerability advisories affecting package pkg:maven/org.xwiki.contrib/xwiki-application-admintools. Select an advisory below to view technical details or fixes.

Advisory ID CVE / NVD Severity Summary
GHSA-4f4c-rhjv-4wgv CVE-2023-48293 HIGH Cross-Site Request Forgery with QueryOnXWiki allows arbitrary database queries
GHSA-8jpr-ff92-hpf9 CVE-2023-48292 CRITICAL Run Shell Command allows Cross-Site Request Forgery

CVE-2023-48293 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2023-48293
GHSA Identifier GHSA-4f4c-rhjv-4wgv
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 8.8
CWE Classification CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Affected Product Xwiki application admintools
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 8.8

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction Required (UI:R)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2023-48293

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Xwiki application admintools dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

org.xwiki.contrib:xwiki-application-admintools fixed: 4.5.1
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.contrib</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-application-admintools</artifactId>
    <version>4.5.1</version>
</dependency>
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.contrib

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2023-48293, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.contrib

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Xwiki application admintools in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 4.5.1), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.contrib command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), where the web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor. In Xwiki application admintools, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

### Impact A CSRF vulnerability in the query on XWiki tool allows executing arbitrary database queries on the database of the XWiki installation. Among other things, this allows modifying and deleting all data of the wiki. This could be both used to damage the wiki and to create an account with elevated privileges for the attacker, thus impacting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki instance. A possible attack vector are comments on the wiki, by embedding an image with wiki syntax like `[[image:path:/xwiki/bin/view/Admin/QueryOnXWiki?query=DELETE%20FROM%20xwikidoc]]`, all documents would be deleted from the database when an admin user views this comment. ### Patches This has been patched in Admin Tools Application 4.5.1 by adding form token checks. ### Workarounds The [patch](https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/application-admintools/commit/45298b4fbcafba6914537dcdd798a1e1385f9e46) can also be applied manually to the affected pages. Alternatively, if the query tool is not needed, by deleting the document `Admin.SQLToolsGroovy`, all database query tools can be deactivated. ### References * https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/ADMINTOOL-92 * https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/application-admintools/commit/45298b4fbcafba6914537dcdd798a1e1385f9e46

CVE-2023-48293 Affected Xwiki application admintools Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
4.5.1
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
org.xwiki.contrib:xwiki-application-admintools
Maven
< 4.5.1
4.5.1

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-48293?
CVE-2023-48293 is a security vulnerability in Xwiki application admintools involving Cross-Site Request Forgery with QueryOnXWiki allows arbitrary database queries under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF).
Which Xwiki application admintools versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 4.5.1 across affected packages: org.xwiki.contrib:xwiki-application-admintools.
What version fixes CVE-2023-48293?
Upgrading to 4.5.1 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is xwiki-application-admintools affected?
Yes, org.xwiki.contrib:xwiki-application-admintools is affected in releases prior to 4.5.1. Upgrade your dependency to 4.5.1 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-48293?
CVE-2023-48293 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2023-48293?
CVE-2023-48293 is classified under CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2023-48293?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.contrib'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema
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