Vulnerabilities in pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-scheduler-api
PACKAGECVE-2023-40573 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.0) remote code execution vulnerability (CWE-284: Improper Access Control) affecting Xwiki platform scheduler api libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves xwiki platform's groovy jobs check the wrong author, allowing remote code execution. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 14.10.9, 15.4-rc-1.
pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-scheduler-api
Vulnerability advisories affecting package pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-scheduler-api. Select an advisory below to view technical details or fixes.
| Advisory ID | CVE / NVD | Severity | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-8xhr-x3v8-rghj | CVE-2023-40573 | CRITICAL | XWiki Platform's Groovy jobs check the wrong author, allowing remote code execution |
CVE-2023-40573 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 9.0
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2023-40573
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Xwiki platform scheduler api 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.platform</groupId>
<artifactId>xwiki-platform-scheduler-api</artifactId>
<version>14.10.9</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.xpn.xwiki.platform.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>xwiki-plugin-scheduler</artifactId>
<version>Latest secure release</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
<artifactId>xwiki-platform-scheduler-api</artifactId>
<version>15.4-rc-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.platform
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2023-40573, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.platform
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Xwiki platform scheduler api in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 14.10.9), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.platform 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-284: Improper Access Control, where the product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. In Xwiki platform scheduler api, 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-2023-40573 Affected Xwiki platform scheduler api Versions
3 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-api
|
Maven |
< 14.10.9
|
14.10.9
|
|
com.xpn.xwiki.platform.plugins:xwiki-plugin-scheduler
|
Maven |
≥ 1.3
|
|
|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-api
|
Maven |
≥ 15.0-rc-1
< 15.4-rc-1
|
15.4-rc-1
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"id" : "GHSA-8xhr-x3v8-rghj",
"modified" : "2023-08-23T20:41:30Z",
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"summary" : "XWiki Platform's Groovy jobs check the wrong author, allowing remote code execution",
"details" : "### Impact\n\nXWiki supports scheduled jobs that contain Groovy scripts. Currently, the job checks the content author of the job for programming right. However, modifying or adding a job script to a document doesn't modify the content author. Together with a CSRF vulnerability in the job scheduler, this can be exploited for remote code execution by an attacker with edit right on the wiki.\n\nFor successful exploitation, the needs to have edit right on a document whose content has last been changed by a user with programming right. This could be the user profile for users created by admins. In this document, the attacker can create an object of class `XWiki.SchedulerJobClass` using the object editor. By setting job class to `com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.scheduler.GroovyJob`, cron expression to `0 0/5 * * * ?` and job script to `services.logging.getLogger(\"foo\").error(\"Job content executed\")`, the attacker can create a job. Now this job just needs to be triggered or scheduled. This can be achieved by embedding an image with the following XWiki syntax in any document that is visited by an admin: `[[image:path:/xwiki/bin/view/Scheduler/?do=trigger&which=Attacker.Document]]` where `Attacker.Document` is the document that has been prepared by the attacker. If the attack is successful, an error log entry with \"Job content executed\" will be produced.\n\n### Patches\nThis vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.9 and 15.4RC1.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere is no workaround.\n\n### References\n* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20852\n* https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/fcdcfed3fe2e8a3cad66ae0610795a2d58ab9662",
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