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CVE-2024-31982: XWiki Platform: Remote code execution as guest via DatabaseSearch

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 34.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-04-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-95

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 2.4-milestone-1 and prior to versions 4.10.20, 15.5.4, and 15.10-rc-1, XWiki's database search allows remote code execution through the search text. This allows remote code execution for any visitor of a public wiki or user of a closed wiki as the database search is by default accessible for all users. This impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.20, 15.5.4 and 15.10RC1. As a workaround, one may manually apply the patch to the page `Main.DatabaseSearch`. Alternatively, unless database search is explicitly used by users, this page can be deleted as this is not the default search interface of XWiki.

Affected products

• xwiki-platform: from 2.4 before 14.10.20; from 15.0 before 15.5.4; from 15.6 before 15.10 — fixed in 14.10.20, 15.10, 15.5.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: xwiki-platform 14.10.20, 15.10, 15.5.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/3c9e4bb04286de94ad24854026a09fa967538e31
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/459e968be8740c8abc2a168196ce21e5ba93cfb8
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/95bdd6cc6298acdf7f8f21298d40eeb8390a8565
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-2858-8cfx-69m9
• https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21472
• https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/xwiki-rce-cve-2024-31982
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/3c9e4bb04286de94ad24854026a09fa967538e31
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/459e968be8740c8abc2a168196ce21e5ba93cfb8
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/95bdd6cc6298acdf7f8f21298d40eeb8390a8565
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-2858-8cfx-69m9
• https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21472
• https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2024-31982-detect-xwiki-vulnerability

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