7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-21651
XWiki Platform TAR File Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. A user able to attach a file to a page can post a malformed TAR file by manipulating file modification times headers, which when parsed by Tika, could cause a denial of service issue via CPU consumption. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.18, 15.5.3 and 15.8 RC1.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 9, 2024, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 12, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-21651 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xwiki xwiki
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-21651.

URL Resource
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-8959-rfxh-r4j4 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2796 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-21651 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-8959-rfxh-r4j4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-8959-rfxh-r4j4 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2796 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2796 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.10 up to (excluding) 14.10.18 *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.5 up to (excluding) 15.5.3 *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.6 up to (excluding) 15.8
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. A user able to attach a file to a page can post a malformed TAR file by manipulating file modification times headers, which when parsed by Tika, could cause a denial of service issue via CPU consumption. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.18, 15.5.3 and 15.8 RC1.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-8959-rfxh-r4j4 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2796 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-400
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

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0.13968

percentile

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