Auth bypass in Xwiki
CVE-2024-43401
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. A user without script/programming right can trick a user with elevated rights to edit a content with a malicious payload using a WYSIWYG editor. The user with elevated rights is not warned beforehand that they are going to edit possibly dangerous content. The payload is executed at edit time. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.10RC1.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.007 (48.6th 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 < 15.10-rc-1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-43401?
- CVE-2024-43401 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2024-08-19.
- How severe is CVE-2024-43401?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-43401 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.