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CVE-2024-42489

Pro Macros Remote Code Execution via Viewpdf and similar macros

Published: Aug 12, 2024Updated: Sep 16, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-74
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 39.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Pro Macros provides XWiki rendering macros. Missing escaping in the Viewpdf macro allows any user with view right on the `CKEditor.HTMLConverter` page or edit or comment right on any page to perform remote code execution. Other macros like Viewppt are vulnerable to the same kind of attack. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.10.1.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-74

Affected Products

xwiki-pro-macrosxwikisas
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
pro macrosxwiki
On-premCMS Plugin
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
xwikisascommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka xwiki sas, xwiki sas
xwikioss-projectFRWeb & CMS Pluginsaka xwiki-platform, xwiki-commons

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/security/advisories/GHSA-cfq3-q227-7j65
github.com
https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/commit/199553c84901999481a20614f093af2d57970eba
github.com
https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/blob/main/xwiki-pro-macros-ui/src/main/resources/Confluence/Macros/Viewpdf.xml#L265-L267
github.com

Timeline

Published
Aug 12, 2024
Last Updated
Sep 16, 2024

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