CVE-2024-43400
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.005 · 42 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. It is possible for a user without Script or Programming rights to craft a URL pointing to a page with arbitrary JavaScript. This requires social engineer to trick a user to follow the URL. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.6 and 16.0.0.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5.1–9.1
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weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- rain321654/CVE-2024-43400rain321654/CVE-2024-43400PoC · poc_in_github
- rain321654/yasa-cve-2024-43400-main1yasaPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (11)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore1.1.2 → 14.10.21osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore15.0-rc-1 → 15.5.5osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore15.6-rc-1 → 15.10.6osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore16.0.0-rc-1 → 16.0.0osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-oldcore
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-1880xwiki: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-08-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in xwiki ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen oder beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
- GHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5vXWiki Platform allows XSS through XClass name in string properties2024-08-19ghsa · osvUS
### Impact Is it possible for a user without Script or Programming rights to craft a URL pointing to a page with arbitrary JavaScript. This requires social engineer to trick a user to follow the URL. #### Reproduction steps 1. As a user without script or programming right, create a (non-terminal) document named `" + alert(1) + "` (the quotes need to be part of the name). 1. Edit the class. 1. Add a string property named `"test"`. 1. Edit using the object editor and add an object of the created class 1. Get an admin to open `<xwiki-server>/xwiki/bin/view/%22%20%2B%20alert(1)%20%2B%20%22/?viewer=display&type=object&property=%22%20%2B%20alert(1)%20%2B%20%22.WebHome.test&mode=edit` where `<xwiki-server>` is the URL of your XWiki installation. ### Patches This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.6 and 16.0.0. ### Workarounds We're not aware of any workaround except upgrading. ### References - https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21810 - https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/27eca8423fc1ad177518077a733076821268509c
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-43400/cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/27eca8423fc1ad177518077a733076821268509ccnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5vcnnvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21810cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/27eca8423fc1ad177518077a733076821268509cenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-wcg9-pgqv-xm5venisa_euvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21810enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/27eca8423fc1ad177518077a733076821268509cPatchnvd
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