In XWiki Platform, payloads stored in content is executed when a user with script/programming right edit them
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, 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-269 and CWE-862.
Summary
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.
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 | before 15.10-rc-1 | 15.10-rc-1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) | before 15.10-rc-1 | 15.10-rc-1 | Patch available | GHSA-f963-4cq8-2gw7 |
- xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected before 15.10-rc-1 Fixed in 15.10-rc-1 Patch available CNA
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 15.10-rc-1 Fixed in 15.10-rc-1 Patch available GHSA-f963-4cq8-2gw7
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 15.10-rc-1
- Fix · GHSA-f963-4cq8-2gw7 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates (Maven) Fixed in 15.10-rc-1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-43401
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f963-4cq8-2gw7
References
Advisory 14
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-f963-4cq8-2gw7
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20331
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21311
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21481
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21482
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21483
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21484
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21485
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21486
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21487
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21488
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21489
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21490
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43401
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-2024-43401 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-43401 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f963-4cq8-2gw7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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