CVE-2024-37900: XWiki Platform vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting through attachment filename in uploader
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 23/100)
- 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: 15.8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 96.8% 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-web-war (Maven) 15.5.5, 15.10.6, 16.0.0.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war (Maven) 15.5.5, 15.10.6, 16.0.0 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 uploading an attachment with a malicious filename, malicious JavaScript code could be executed. This requires a social engineering attack to get the victim into uploading a file with a malicious name. The malicious code is solely executed during the upload and affects only the user uploading the attachment. While this allows performing actions in the name of that user, it seems unlikely that a user wouldn't notice the malicious filename while uploading the attachment. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.6 and 16.0.0.
- Published
- Jul 31, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 15.8% · 96th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-96
Report tools
Action score
23
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 18 / 40 · 4.6 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 5 / 30 · 15.8%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 4.6
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 6.4
- 1.8 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki | cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- xwiki xwikiafter 4.2 · before 14.10.21
- xwiki xwiki15.0 and later · before 15.5.5
- xwiki xwiki15.6 and later · before 15.10.6
- xwiki xwiki16.0.0
- xwiki xwiki4.2
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
- >= 4.2-milestone-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.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war | from 15.0-rc-1 · before 15.5.5 | 15.5.5 |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war | from 15.6-rc-1 · before 15.10.6 | 15.10.6 |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war | from 16.0.0-rc-1 · before 16.0.0 | 16.0.0 |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war | from 4.2-milestone-3 · before 14.10.21 | 14.10.21 |
Same product
xwiki: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-24893Remote code execution as guest via SolrSearchMacros request in xwikiKEV99Now
- CVE-2024-21650XWiki Remote Code Execution vulnerability via user registration67This week
- CVE-2023-46731Remote code execution through the section parameter in Administration as guest in XWiki Platform66This week
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-38369Jun 24, 2024 · XWiki programming rights may be inherited by inclusion17Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-37898Jul 31, 2024 · XWiki Platform vulnerable to document deletion and overwrite from edit17Monitor
- Later →CVE-2024-37901Jul 31, 2024 · XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet35Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Maven:org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war | 14.10.21 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war | 15.10.6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war | 15.5.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war | 16.0.0 | Package 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 researchersFinders, 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-2024-55662134 days apartXWiki allows remote code execution through the extension sheet35Monitor
- CVE-2024-55877134 days apartXWiki allows remote code execution from account through macro descriptions and XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList35Monitor
- CVE-2024-4340019 days apartXWiki Platform allows XSS through XClass name in string properties21Monitor
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
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-96 · Improper Neutralization of Directives in Statically Saved Code ('Static Code Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable FilesCAPEC-35likelihood: High · Very High
- User-Controlled FilenameCAPEC-73likelihood: High · High
- Manipulating User-Controlled VariablesCAPEC-77likelihood: High · Very High
- Web Server Logs TamperingCAPEC-81likelihood: Medium · High
- AJAX FootprintingCAPEC-85likelihood: High · Low
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/8b8a2d80529b9a9c038014c1eb6c2adc08069dfd
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/910a5018a50039e8b24556573dfe342f143ef949
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9df46f8e5313af46f93bccd1ebc682e28126573f
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-wf3x-jccf-5g5g
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.