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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-37462

XWiki xwiki Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Published Sep 8, 2026 · catalog updated Sep 8, 2026 · XWiki

Patch now

CVE-2023-37462 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm XWiki against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
91.59%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor XWiki xwiki

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Improper escaping in the document leads to an injection vector from view right on that document to programming rights, or in other words, it is possible to execute arbitrary script macros including Groovy and Python macros that allow remote code execution including unrestricted read and write access to all wiki contents. The attack works by opening a non-existing page with a name crafted to contain a dangerous payload. It is possible to check if an existing installation is vulnerable. See t

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • vendor XWiki xwikiversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-37462

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-37462 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm XWiki against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 91.59%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 8, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Improper escaping in the document leads to an injection vector from view right on that document to programming rights, or in other words, it is possible to execute arbitrary script macros including Groovy and Python macros that allow remote code execution including unrestricted read and write a

  2. Sep 8, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-37462

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-37462

    30-day exploitation probability 91.6%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-37462

    XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Improper escaping in the document leads to an injection vector from view right on that document to programming rights, or in other words, it is possible to execute arbitrary s

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.