Critical severity · published Apr 10, 2024
CVE-2024-31996
XWiki Commons missing escaping of `{` in Velocity escapetool allows remote code execution
9.8
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 3.0.1 and prior to versions 4.10.19, 15.5.4, and 15.10-rc-1, the HTML escaping of escaping tool that is used in XWiki doesn't escape `{`, which, when used in certain places, allows XWiki syntax injection and thereby remote code execution. The vulnerability has been fixed in XWiki 14.10.19, 15.5.5, and 15.9 RC1. Apart from upgrading, there is no generic workaround. However, replacing `$escapetool.html` by `$escapetool.xml` in XWiki documents fixes the vulnerability. In a standard XWiki installation, the maintainers are only aware of the document `Panels.PanelLayoutUpdate` that exposes this vulnerability, patching this document is thus a workaround. Any extension could expose this vulnerability and might thus require patching, too.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XW
xwiki-commons · xwiki
>= 3.0.1, < 14.10.19; >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.4; >= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.9-rc-1 · source: vendor
XW
Xwiki · Xwiki
3.0.1 before 14.10.19; 15.0 before 15.5.4; 15.6 before 15.9 · source: NVD
CO
Commons · Xwiki
3.0.1 before 14.10.19; 15.0-rc-1 before 15.5.4; 15.6-rc-1 before 15.9-rc-1 · source: CISA