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CVE-2024-37899

9.0 · CRITICAL

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it.

Published Jun 20, 2024CWE-94EPSS 0.69%

Overview

CVE-2024-37899 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 20, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.0, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. When an admin disables a user account, the user's profile is executed with the admin's rights. This allows a user to place malicious code in the user profile before getting an admin to disable the user account. To reproduce, as a user without script nor programming rights, edit the about section of your user profile and add `{{groovy}}services.logging.getLogger("attacker").error("Hello from Groovy!"){{/groovy}}`.

As an admin, go to the user profile and click the "Disable this account" button. Then, reload the page. If the logs show `attacker - Hello from Groovy!` then the instance is vulnerable. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.6 and 16.0.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

### Workarounds

We're not aware of any workaround except upgrading.

### References

* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21611

* https:/

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/f89c8f47fad6e5cc7e68c69a7e0acde07f5eed5aGitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-j584-j2vj-3f93Refjira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21611GitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/f89c8f47fad6e5cc7e68c69a7e0acde07f5eed5aGitHubgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-j584-j2vj-3f93Refjira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21611

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-37899?

CVE-2024-37899 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 20, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2024-37899?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.0, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-37899?

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-2024-37899?

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