What is CVE-2024-41947?

CVE-2024-41947 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2024-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2024-41947?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-41947 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Xwiki

CVE-2024-41947

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. By creating a conflict when another user with more rights is currently editing a page, it is possible to execute JavaScript snippets on the side of the other user, which compromises the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. This has been patched in XWiki 15.10.8 and 16.3.0RC1.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Xwiki
Xwiki Xwiki-platform — versions >= 11.8-rc-1, < 15.10.8, >= 16.0.0-rc-1, < 16.3.0-rc-1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-41947?: CVE-2024-41947 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2024-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2024-41947?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-41947 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.