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Critical · 10.0 Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2024-31982 EUVD-2024-1055GHSA-2858-8cfx-69m9

XWiki Platform: Remote code execution as guest via DatabaseSearch

Published Apr 10, 2024 · Updated Sep 25, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Vendor: xwiki Product: xwiki-platform Package: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui Ecosystem: Maven

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 2.4-milestone-1 and prior to versions 4.10.20, 15.5.4, and 15.10-rc-1, XWiki's database search allows remote code execution through the search text. This allows remote code execution for any visitor of a public wiki or user of a closed wiki as the database search is by default accessible for all users. This impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.20, 15.5.4 and 15.10RC1. As a workaround, one may manually apply the patch to the page `Main.DatabaseSearch`. Alternatively, unless database search is explicitly used by users, this page can be deleted as this is not the default search interface of XWiki.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
xwiki xwiki-platform >= 2.4-milestone-1, < 14.10.20, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.4, >= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.10-rc-1 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 4 repositories

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui >= 2.4-milestone-1, < 14.10.20 14.10.20 GHSA-2858-8cfx-69m9
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.4 15.5.4 GHSA-2858-8cfx-69m9
Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui >= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.10-rc-1 15.10-rc-1 GHSA-2858-8cfx-69m9

References