9.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2024-43401
XWiki Platform XSS Through WYSIWYG Editor
Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. A user without script/programming right can trick a user with elevated rights to edit a content with a malicious payload using a WYSIWYG editor. The user with elevated rights is not warned beforehand that they are going to edit possibly dangerous content. The payload is executed at edit time. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.10RC1.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 20, 2024, 4:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-43401 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-2024-43401.

URL Resource
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-f963-4cq8-2gw7 Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20331 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21311 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21481 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21482 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21483 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21484 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21485 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21486 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21487 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21488 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21489 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21490 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-43401 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-43401 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-f963-4cq8-2gw7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-f963-4cq8-2gw7 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20331 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20331 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21311 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21311 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21481 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21481 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21482 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21482 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21483 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21483 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21484 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21484 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21485 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21485 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21486 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21486 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21487 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21487 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21488 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21488 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21489 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21489 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21490 No Types Assigned https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21490 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-862
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 15.9
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 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 without script/programming right can trick a user with elevated rights to edit a content with a malicious payload using a WYSIWYG editor. The user with elevated rights is not warned beforehand that they are going to edit possibly dangerous content. The payload is executed at edit time. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.10RC1.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-f963-4cq8-2gw7 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20331 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21311 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21481 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21482 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21483 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21484 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21485 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21486 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21487 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21488 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21489 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21490 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-269
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-43401 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-43401 weaknesses.

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