Vulnerabilities in pkg:maven/org.xwiki.contrib/xwiki-application-admintools
PACKAGECVE-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.
pkg:maven/org.xwiki.contrib/xwiki-application-admintools
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
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).
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.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.xwiki.contrib</groupId>
<artifactId>xwiki-application-admintools</artifactId>
<version>4.5.1</version>
</dependency>
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
CVE-2023-48293 Affected Xwiki application admintools Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.xwiki.contrib:xwiki-application-admintools
|
Maven |
< 4.5.1
|
4.5.1
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-4f4c-rhjv-4wgv",
"modified" : "2023-11-20T22:41:31Z",
"published" : "2023-11-20T21:01:25Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2023-48293" ],
"summary" : "Cross-Site Request Forgery with QueryOnXWiki allows arbitrary database queries",
"details" : "### Impact\nA 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.\n\n### Patches\nThis has been patched in Admin Tools Application 4.5.1 by adding form token checks.\n\n### Workarounds\nThe [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.\n\n### References\n\n* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/ADMINTOOL-92\n* https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/application-admintools/commit/45298b4fbcafba6914537dcdd798a1e1385f9e46",
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"url" : "https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/application-admintools"
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"severity" : "HIGH",
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