XWiki Platform document history including authors of any page exposed to unauthorized actors
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-359 and CWE-862.
Summary
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. The REST API exposes the history of any page in XWiki of which the attacker knows the name. The exposed information includes for each modification of the page the time of the modification, the version number, the author of the modification (both username and displayed name) and the version comment. This information is exposed regardless of the rights setup, and even when the wiki is configured to be fully private. On a private wiki, this can be tested by accessing /xwiki/rest/wikis/xwiki/spaces/Main/pages/WebHome/history, if this shows the history of the main page then the installation is vulnerable. This has been patched in XWiki 15.10.9 and XWiki 16.3.0RC1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | 1.8.0 to before 15.10.9; 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.3.0-rc-1 | 15.10.9, 16.3.0-rc-1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server (Maven) | 1.8.0 to before 15.10.9 | 15.10.9 | Patch available | GHSA-pvmm-55r5-g3mm |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server (Maven) | 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.3.0-rc-1 | 16.3.0-rc-1 | Patch available | GHSA-pvmm-55r5-g3mm |
- xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 1.8.0 to before 15.10.9; 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.3.0-rc-1 Fixed in 15.10.9, 16.3.0-rc-1 Patch available CNA
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.8.0 to before 15.10.9 Fixed in 15.10.9 Patch available GHSA-pvmm-55r5-g3mm
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.3.0-rc-1 Fixed in 16.3.0-rc-1 Patch available GHSA-pvmm-55r5-g3mm
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 15.10.9, 16.3.0-rc-1
- Fix · GHSA-pvmm-55r5-g3mm org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server (Maven) Fixed in 15.10.9 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-pvmm-55r5-g3mm org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server (Maven) Fixed in 16.3.0-rc-1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-45591
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pvmm-55r5-g3mm
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
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-2024-45591 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-45591 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pvmm-55r5-g3mm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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