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CVE-2024-31981

XWiki Platform: Privilege escalation (PR) from user registration through PDFClass

Published: Apr 10, 2024Updated: Jan 21, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-862
NVD MITRE
9.9CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 30.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 3.0.1 and prior to versions 4.10.20, 15.5.4, and 15.10-rc-1, remote code execution is possible via PDF export templates. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.20, 15.5.4 and 15.10-rc-1. If PDF templates are not typically used on the instance, an administrator can create the document `XWiki.PDFClass` and block its edition, after making sure that it does not contain a `style` attribute. Otherwise, there are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

xwikixwiki
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcoreMavenOSS Libraries
XWiki PlatformСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
xwiki-platformxwiki
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
xwikioss-projectFRWeb & CMS Pluginsaka xwiki-platform, xwiki-commons
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/480186f9d2fca880513da8bc5a609674d106cbd3
github.com
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/a4ad14d9c1605a5ab957237e505ebbb29f5b9d73
github.com
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/d28e21a670c69880b951e415dd2ddd69d273eae9
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 10, 2024
Last Updated
Jan 21, 2025

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