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CVE-2024-43401

In XWiki Platform, payloads stored in content is executed when a user with script/programming right edit them

Published: Aug 19, 2024Updated: Aug 20, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-269
NVD MITRE
9.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 54.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. A user without script/programming right can trick a user with elevated rights to edit a content with a malicious payload using a WYSIWYG editor. The user with elevated rights is not warned beforehand that they are going to edit possibly dangerous content. The payload is executed at edit time. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.10RC1.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:RS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-269CWE-862

Affected Products

xwiki-platformxwiki
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templatesMavenOSS Libraries
xwikixwiki
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
xwikioss-projectFRWeb & CMS Pluginsaka xwiki-platform, xwiki-commons
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-f963-4cq8-2gw7
github.com
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20331
jira.xwiki.org
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21311
jira.xwiki.org
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Timeline

Published
Aug 19, 2024
Last Updated
Aug 20, 2024

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