CVE-2024-43401

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

Published Aug 19, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-2572 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-f963-4cq8-2gw7 In XWiki Platform, payloads stored in content is executed when a user with script/programming right edit them
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Xwiki xwiki-platform
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki-platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xwiki xwiki-platform
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Xwiki
Xwiki xwiki
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xwiki
Xwiki xwiki
Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title In XWiki Platform, payloads stored in content is executed when a user with script/programming right edit them
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 21, 2024, 2:23 PM
Reserved
Aug 12, 2024, 6:02 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 19, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:50 AM