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TI-2024-29049 Aliases CVE-2024-43400GHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5v

XWiki Platform allows XSS through XClass name in string properties

Priority HIGH 74CWE-96Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
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-79.

Summary

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It is possible for a user without Script or Programming rights to craft a URL pointing to a page with arbitrary JavaScript. This requires social engineer to trick a user to follow the URL. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.6 and 16.0.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00488 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed xwiki-platform (xwiki): 15.10.2, 15.5.5, 14.10.21org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.6 +1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
XWikixwiki-platform15.6-rc-1 to before 15.10.2; 15.0-rc-1 to before 15.5.5; before 14.10.21; = 16.0.0-rc-115.10.2, 15.5.5, 14.10.21Patch availableCNA
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven)1.1.2 to before 14.10.2114.10.21Patch availableGHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5v
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven)15.0-rc-1 to before 15.5.515.5.5Patch availableGHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5v
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven)15.6-rc-1 to before 15.10.615.10.6Patch availableGHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5v
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven)16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.0.016.0.0Patch availableGHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5v
  • xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 15.6-rc-1 to before 15.10.2; 15.0-rc-1 to before 15.5.5; before 14.10.21; = 16.0.0-rc-1 Fixed in 15.10.2, 15.5.5, 14.10.21 Patch available CNA
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.1.2 to before 14.10.21 Fixed in 14.10.21 Patch available GHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5v
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 15.0-rc-1 to before 15.5.5 Fixed in 15.5.5 Patch available GHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5v
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 15.6-rc-1 to before 15.10.6 Fixed in 15.10.6 Patch available GHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5v
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.0.0 Fixed in 16.0.0 Patch available GHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5v

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 14.10.21; 15.0 to before 15.5.5; 15.6 to before 15.10.6VulnerableXWiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 14.10.21; 15.0 to before 15.5.5; 15.6 to before 15.10.6 Vulnerable ·XWiki

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 15.10.2, 15.5.5, 14.10.21
  • Fix · GHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5v org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 14.10.21 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5v org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 15.5.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5v org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 15.10.6 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5v org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 16.0.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-43400
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5v

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • 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
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