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CVE-2024-31464 XWiki

Affected softwareXWiki
Severity6.8 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in14.10.19, 15.5.4, 15.9-rc-1
WeaknessInformation exposure (CWE-200)
Published10 Apr 2024
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 5.0-rc-1 and prior to versions 14.10.19, 15.5.4, and 15.9-rc-1, it is possible to access the hash of a password by using the diff feature of the history whenever the object storing the password is deleted. Using that vulnerability it's possible for an attacker to have access to the hash password of a user if they have rights to edit the users' page. With the default right scheme in XWiki this vulnerability is normally prevented on user profiles, except by users with Admin rights. Note that this vulnerability also impacts any extensions that might use passwords stored in xobjects: for those usecases it depends on the right of those pages. There is currently no way to be 100% sure that this vulnerability has been exploited, as an attacker with enough privilege could have deleted the revision where the xobject was deleted after rolling-back the deletion. But again, this operation requires high privileges on the target page (Admin right). A page with a user password xobject which have in its history a revision where the object has been deleted should be considered at risk and the password should be changed there. a diff, to ensure it's not coming from a password field. As another mitigation, admins should ensure that the user pages are properly protected: the edit right shouldn't be allowed for other users than Admin and owner of the profile (which is the default right). There is not much workaround possible for a privileged user other than upgrading XWiki.

CWE-916

Exploitation status

Proof of concept only

A proof of concept exists, but no reviewed exploit catalogue lists this CVE.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: poc CISA recorded that an exploit has been demonstrated. Automatable: no, technical impact: partial.
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.38% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists: xwiki/xwiki-platform 9075668.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all
Finding This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.
Candidate fix https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9075668a4135cce114ef2a4b72eba3161a9e94c4 : a commit: the change itself

CVSS

6.8 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 6.8 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N security-advisories@github.com Secondary published
CVSS 3.1 4.9 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore 5.0-rc-1 14.10.19 unbounded
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore 15.0-rc-1 15.5.4 unbounded
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore 15.6-rc-1 15.9-rc-1 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 6 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
osv org.xwiki.platform xwiki-platform-oldcore generic ≥ 5.0 and < 14.10.19 · ≥ 15.0 and < 15.5.4 · ≥ 15.6 and < 15.9
nvd xwiki xwiki generic ≥ 5.0 and < 14.10.19 · ≥ 15.0 and < 15.5.4 · ≥ 15.6 and < 15.9

References

URLTags
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9075668a4135cce114ef2a4b72eba3161a9e94c4 commit
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-v782-xr4w-3vqx WEB
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/955fb097e02a2a7153f527522ee9eef42447e5d7 WEB
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/f1eaec1e512220fabd970d053c627e435a1652cf WEB
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform PACKAGE
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19948 WEB

Timeline

Published2024-04-10By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.