CVE-2024-31983 XWiki Platform: Remote code execution from edit in multilingual wikis via translations
Attackers with edit rights can execute remote code in multilingual XWiki instances by bypassing translation authoring restrictions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-31983?
CVE-2024-31983 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 10 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. In multilingual wikis, translations can be edited by any user who has edit right, circumventing the rights that are normally required for authoring translations (script right for user-scope translations, wiki admin for translations on the wiki). Starting in version 4.3-milestone-2 and prior to versions 4.10.20, 15.5.4, and 15.10-rc-1, this can be exploited for remote code execution if the translation value is not properly escaped where it is used. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.20, 15.5.4 and 15.10RC1. As a workaround, one may restrict edit rights on documents that contain translations.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31983?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki Maven | From 15.0-rc-1 | 15.5.4 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki Maven | From 15.0-rc-1 | 15.5.4 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki Maven | From 15.6-rc-1 | 15.10-rc-1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki Maven | From 15.6-rc-1 | 15.10-rc-1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki Maven | From 4.3-milestone-2 | 14.10.20 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki Maven | From 4.3-milestone-2 | 14.10.20 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2024-31983?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki to a fixed version for your release line: 15.5.4, 15.10-rc-1 or 14.10.20.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-31983 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-31983 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Xwiki Xwiki
- CVE-2025-24893 XWiki Platform Eval Injection
- CVE-2025-53836 XWiki Rendering is vulnerable to RCE attacks when processing nested macros
- CVE-2024-55662 XWiki allows remote code execution through the extension sheet
- CVE-2024-55877 XWiki allows remote code execution from account through macro descriptions and XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList
- CVE-2024-37901 XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xxp2-9c9g-7wmj.