XWiki programming rights may be inherited by inclusion
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. The content of a document included using `{{include reference="targetdocument"/}}` is executed with the right of the includer and not with the right of its author. This means that any user able to modify the target document can impersonate the author of the content which used the `include` macro. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.0 RC1 by making the default behavior safe.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XWiki | xwiki-platform | 1.5-milestone-2 to before 15.0-rc-1 | 15.0-rc-1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-macro-include (Maven) | before 15.0-rc-1 | 15.0-rc-1 | Patch available | GHSA-qcj3-wpgm-qpxh |
- xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 1.5-milestone-2 to before 15.0-rc-1 Fixed in 15.0-rc-1 Patch available CNA
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-macro-include (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 15.0-rc-1 Fixed in 15.0-rc-1 Patch available GHSA-qcj3-wpgm-qpxh
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 15.0-rc-1
- Fix · GHSA-qcj3-wpgm-qpxh org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rendering-macro-include (Maven) Fixed in 15.0-rc-1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38369
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qcj3-wpgm-qpxh
References
Advisory 2
Other 8
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0a4f9b026ba9931516b4e9b3019da8da838c7ac6
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/b48116a3ebe9ce928c401b5d068d4db7e7239575
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/c1fb14402ce2ee569c5a8e3f1f8e64ae45dfbfb0
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/d1a84a3eea38305ff8e10ba411910c0675ac157c
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/f627abe2dc39b07ff75fe68398cc8a1bbc743ef7
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20471
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-5027
More Xwiki vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-18595 Remote code execution as guest via SolrSearchMacros request in xwiki KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-25214 Remote code execution through the section parameter in Administration as guest in XWiki Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-23500 XWiki Platform vulnerable to SQL injection through getdeleteddocuments.vm template sort parameter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-23979 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server allows SQL injection in query endpoint of REST API CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2024-20829 XWiki Platform: Remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestSourceSheet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-14375 XWiki Remote Code Execution vulnerability via user registration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2024-38369 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38369 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qcj3-wpgm-qpxh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences