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CVE-2024-31988

9.6 · CRITICAL

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform.

Published Apr 10, 2024CWE-352EPSS 0.70%

Overview

CVE-2024-31988 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 10, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 13.9-rc-1 and prior to versions 4.10.19, 15.5.4, and 15.10-rc-1, when the realtime editor is installed in XWiki, it allows arbitrary remote code execution with the interaction of an admin user with programming right. More precisely, by getting an admin user to either visit a crafted URL or to view an image with this URL that could be in a comment, the attacker can get the admin to execute arbitrary XWiki syntax including scripting macros with Groovy or Python code. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.19, 15.5.4 and 15.9. As a workaround, one may update `RTFrontend.ConvertHTML` manually with the patch. This will, however, break some synchronization processes in the realtime editor, so upgrading should be the preferred way on installations where this editor is used.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4896712ee6483da623f131be2e618f1f2b79cb8dGitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9f8cc88497418750b09ce9fde5d67d840f038fbfGitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/d88da4572fb7d4f95e1f54bb0cce33fce3df08d9GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/d9f5043da289ff106f08e23576746fd8baf98794GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-r5vh-gc3r-r24wRefjira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21424GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4896712ee6483da623f131be2e618f1f2b79cb8dGitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9f8cc88497418750b09ce9fde5d67d840f038fbfGitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/d88da4572fb7d4f95e1f54bb0cce33fce3df08d9GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/d9f5043da289ff106f08e23576746fd8baf98794

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-31988?

CVE-2024-31988 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 10, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2024-31988?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-31988?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-31988?

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