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TI-2024-28457 Aliases CVE-2024-42489

Pro Macros Remote Code Execution via Viewpdf and similar macros

Priority HIGH 82CWE-74Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Pro Macros provides XWiki rendering macros. Missing escaping in the Viewpdf macro allows any user with view right on the `CKEditor.HTMLConverter` page or edit or comment right on any page to perform remote code execution. Other macros like Viewppt are vulnerable to the same kind of attack. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.10.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01063 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed xwiki-pro-macros (xwikisas): 1.10.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
XWikixwiki-pro-macros1.0 to before 1.10.11.10.1Patch availableCNA
  • xwiki-pro-macros VendorXWiki Affected 1.0 to before 1.10.1 Fixed in 1.10.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:pro_macros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0 to before 1.10.1VulnerableXWiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:pro_macros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 to before 1.10.1 Vulnerable ·XWiki

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA xwiki-pro-macros (xwikisas) Fixed in 1.10.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-42489

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2025-35149 XWiki Remote Macros vulnerable to remote code execution using the panel macro CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-35148 XWiki Remote Macros vulnerable to remote code execution from width parameter in the column macro CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-40222 XWiki Remote Macros vulnerable to remote code execution using the confluence details summary macro CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2025-40242 XWiki view file macro: User can view content of office file without view rights on the attachment CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8

Sources

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