Resource exhaustion in Xwiki
CVE-2024-21651
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. A user able to attach a file to a page can post a malformed TAR file by manipulating file modification times headers, which when parse…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.006 (45.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Xwiki
- Xwiki Xwiki-platform — versions >= 14.10, < 14.10.18, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.3, >= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.8-rc-1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-21651?
- CVE-2024-21651 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-21651?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-21651 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.