Missing checks for notification filter preferences editions in XWiki Platform
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It's possible for any user knowing the ID of a notification filter preference of another user, to enable/disable it or even delete it. The impact is that the target user might start loosing notifications on some pages because of this. This vulnerability is present in XWiki since 13.2-rc-1. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.1, 16.0-rc-1. The patch consists in checking properly the rights of the user before performing any action on the filters. Users are advised to upgrade. It's possible to fix manually the vulnerability by editing the document `XWiki.Notifications.Code.NotificationPreferenceService` to apply the changes performed in commit e8acc9d8e6af7dfbfe70716ded431642ae4a6dd4.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 | 13.2-rc-1 to before 14.10.21; 15.0.0 to before 15.5.5; 15.6.0 to before 15.10.1 | 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui (Maven) | 13.2-rc-1 to before 14.10.21 | 14.10.21 | Patch available | GHSA-r95w-889q-x2gx |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui (Maven) | 15.0-rc-1 to before 15.5.5 | 15.5.5 | Patch available | GHSA-r95w-889q-x2gx |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui (Maven) | 15.6-rc-1 to before 15.10.1 | 15.10.1 | Patch available | GHSA-r95w-889q-x2gx |
- xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 13.2-rc-1 to before 14.10.21; 15.0.0 to before 15.5.5; 15.6.0 to before 15.10.1 Fixed in 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.1 Patch available CNA
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected 13.2-rc-1 to before 14.10.21 Fixed in 14.10.21 Patch available GHSA-r95w-889q-x2gx
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected 15.0-rc-1 to before 15.5.5 Fixed in 15.5.5 Patch available GHSA-r95w-889q-x2gx
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected 15.6-rc-1 to before 15.10.1 Fixed in 15.10.1 Patch available GHSA-r95w-889q-x2gx
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2 to before 14.10.21; 15.0 to before 15.5.5; 15.6 to before 15.10.1 | Vulnerable | XWiki |
- cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 to before 14.10.21; 15.0 to before 15.5.5; 15.6 to before 15.10.1 Vulnerable ·XWiki
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.1
- Fix · GHSA-r95w-889q-x2gx org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui (Maven) Fixed in 14.10.21 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r95w-889q-x2gx org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui (Maven) Fixed in 15.5.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r95w-889q-x2gx org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui (Maven) Fixed in 15.10.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-46978
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r95w-889q-x2gx
References
Advisory 2
Other 4
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4771573dac88e0cf04e30f1a8dfa183c048d503a
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/99193a7e9a203b5bb8b2583ac96f5f4d56b9aa1a
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/b9180b874a22e383ad5f2cd9e25bfed4594d4955
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
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Sources
- CVE-2024-46978 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-46978 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r95w-889q-x2gx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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