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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2024-31982 in the critical feed json

XWiki Platform: Remote code execution as guest via DatabaseSearch

published 2024-04-10 2 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also EUVD-2024-1055 , GHSA-2858-8cfx-69m9

cvss
10.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
34.5%
EPSS 34.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 2.4-milestone-1 and prior to versions 4.10.20, 15.5.4, and 15.10-rc-1, XWiki's database search allows remote code execution through the search text. This allows remote code execution for any visitor of a public wiki or user of a closed wiki as the database search is by default accessible for all users. This impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.20, 15.5.4 and 15.10RC1. As a workaround, one may manually apply the patch to the page `Main.DatabaseSearch`. Alternatively, unless database search is explicitly used by users, this page can be deleted as this is not the default search interface of XWiki.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui 14.10.20, 15.5.4, 15.10-rc-1
  • xwiki xwiki-platform 14.10.20, 15.5.4, 15.10-rc-1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

34.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template XWiki < 4.10.20 - Remote code execution nuclei detection template
  • jira.xwiki.org https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21472 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • vicarius.io https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/xwiki-rce-cve-2024-31982 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui
>=2.4-milestone-1, <14.10.20
>=15.0-rc-1, <15.5.4
>=15.6-rc-1, <15.10-rc-1
14.10.20
15.5.4
15.10-rc-1

Affected products

  • xwiki xwiki-platform

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.