Arbitrary Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in XWiki Platform
CVE-2024-55877

10CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Xwiki
Status
Xwiki-platform
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 December 2024

Summary

The XWiki Platform, a widely used wiki software, is affected by a security vulnerability that allows any authenticated user to execute arbitrary remote code. This flaw arises when users incorporate instances of 'XWiki.WikiMacroClass' onto any page, which severely compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the XWiki environment. The vulnerability spans versions from 9.7-rc-1 up to but not including 15.10.11, 16.4.1, and 16.5.0. Mitigation is available through updates to the aforementioned versions or via manual patching of the page 'XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList'.

Affected Version(s)

xwiki-platform >= 9.7-rc-1, < 15.10.11 < 9.7-rc-1, 15.10.11

xwiki-platform >= 16.0.0-rc-1, < 16.4.1 < 16.0.0-rc-1, 16.4.1

xwiki-platform >= 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.5.0 < 16.5.0-rc-1, 16.5.0

References

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisori...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/40e1afe001...
x_refsource_MISC
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22030
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
10
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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