CVE-2024-26138 json
License information is public, exposing instance id and license holder details
published 2024-02-21 2 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-4hfp-m9gv-m753 , EUVD-2024-0509
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The XWiki licensor application, which manages and enforce application licenses for paid extensions, includes the document `Licenses.Code.LicenseJSON` that provides information for admins regarding active licenses. This document is public and thus exposes this information publicly. The information includes the instance's id as well as first and last name and email of the license owner. This is a leak of information that isn't supposed to be public. The instance id allows associating data on the active installs data with the concrete XWiki instance. Active installs assures that "there's no way to find who's having a given UUID" (referring to the instance id). Further, the information who the license owner is and information about the obtained licenses can be used for targeted phishing attacks. Also, while user information is normally public, email addresses might only be displayed obfuscated, depending on the configuration. This has been fixed in Application Licensing 1.24.2. There are no known workarounds besides upgrading.
Patch / fix
- maven com.xwiki.licensing:application-licensing-licensor-ui 1.24.2
- xwikisas application_licensing 1.24.2
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.xwiki.licensing:application-licensing-licensor-ui | >=1.0, <1.24.2 |
1.24.2 |
Affected products
- xwikisas application-licensing
- xwikisas application_licensing
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
github.com
/xwikisas/application-licensing/commit/d168fb88fc0d121bf95e769ea21c55c00bebe5a6
web, patch
-
github.com
/xwikisas/application-licensing/security/advisories/GHSA-4hfp-m9gv-m753
web, patch, vendor-advisory
-
extensions.xwiki.org
/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Active%20Installs%202%20API
web, product
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26138
advisory
-
github.com
/xwikisas/application-licensing
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-26138
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-4hfp-m9gv-m753
- NVD CVE-2024-26138
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