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CVE-2024-37899: Disabling a user account changes its author, allowing RCE from user account in XWiki

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 32/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.69% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 53% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.6.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.6 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. When an admin disables a user account, the user's profile is executed with the admin's rights. This allows a user to place malicious code in the user profile before getting an admin to disable the user account. To reproduce, as a user without script nor programming rights, edit the about section of your user profile and add `{{groovy}}services.logging.getLogger("attacker").error("Hello from Groovy!"){{/groovy}}`. As an admin, go to the user profile and click the "Disable this account" button. Then, reload the page. If the logs show `attacker - Hello from Groovy!` then the instance is vulnerable. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.6 and 16.0.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. ### Workarounds We're not aware of any workaround except upgrading. ### References * https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21611 * https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/f89c8f47fad6e5cc7e68c69a7e0acde07f5eed5a

HighCVSS 8.0 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 20, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 53th percentile

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Action score

32

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.0
CNA · GitHub_M
9.1
1.1 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
xwikixwiki

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • xwiki xwiki13.10.3 and later · before 14.10.21
  • xwiki xwiki15.0 and later · before 15.5.5
  • xwiki xwiki15.6 and later · before 15.10.6
  • xwiki xwiki13.4.7
  • xwiki xwiki13.5
  • xwiki xwiki16.0.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • xwiki xwiki-platform

    • >= 13.4.7, <= 13.5, >= 13.10.3, < 14.10.21, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.5, >= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.10.6, >= 16.0.0-rc-1, < 16.0.0affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Mavenorg.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcorefrom 13.10.3 · before 14.10.2114.10.21
Mavenorg.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcorefrom 13.4.7 · before 14.10.2114.10.21
Mavenorg.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcorefrom 15.0-rc-1 · before 15.5.515.5.5
Mavenorg.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcorefrom 15.6-rc-1 · before 15.10.615.10.6
Mavenorg.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcorefrom 16.0.0-rc-1 · before 16.0.016.0.0

Same product

xwiki: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2025-24893Remote code execution as guest via SolrSearchMacros request in xwikiKEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2024-21650XWiki Remote Code Execution vulnerability via user registration
    67This week
  • CVE-2023-46731Remote code execution through the section parameter in Administration as guest in XWiki Platform
    66This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-31996Apr 10, 2024 · XWiki Commons missing escaping of `{` in Velocity escapetool allows remote code execution
    40Plan
  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-31997Apr 10, 2024 · XWiki Platform remote code execution from account through UIExtension parameters
    57Plan
  • Later →CVE-2024-38369Jun 24, 2024 · XWiki programming rights may be inherited by inclusion
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Maven:org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore14.10.21Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore15.10.6Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore15.5.5Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore16.0.0Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2023-46731227 days apartRemote code execution through the section parameter in Administration as guest in XWiki Platform
    66This week
  • CVE-2023-50721188 days apartXWiki Platform RCE from account through SearchAdmin
    59Plan
  • CVE-2023-37914308 days apartPrivilege escalation (PR)/RCE from account through Invitation subject/message
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2023-50723188 days apartXWiki Platform remote code execution/programming rights with configuration section from any user account
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-46242226 days apartCode injection in XWiki Platform
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-46243226 days apartCode execution via the edit action in XWiki platform
    35Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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