# CVE-2024-37898: XWiki Platform vulnerable to document deletion and overwrite from edit > Users with view-only rights can delete and overwrite wiki pages, bypassing edit and delete permission checks. - **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 31 Jul 2024 - **Updated:** 31 Jul 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-33gp-gmg3-hfpq ## What is CVE-2024-37898? CVE-2024-37898 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 31 Jul 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 offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. When a user has view but not edit right on a page in XWiki, that user can delete the page and replace it by a page with new content without having delete right. The previous version of the page is moved into the recycle bin and can be restored from there by an admin. As the user is recorded as deleter, the user would in theory also be able to view the deleted content, but this is not directly possible as rights of the previous version are transferred to the new page and thus the user still doesn't have view right on the page. It therefore doesn't seem to be possible to exploit this to gain any rights. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.21, 15.5.5 and 15.10.6 by cancelling save operations by users when a new document shall be saved despite the document's existing already. Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37898? 8 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore. It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore` | Maven | From 13.10.4 | 14.10.21 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore` | Maven | From 13.10.4 | 14.10.21 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore` | Maven | From 14.2 | 14.10.21 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore` | Maven | From 14.2 | 14.10.21 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore` | Maven | From 15.0 | 15.5.5 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore` | Maven | From 15.0 | 15.5.5 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore` | Maven | From 15.6-rc-1 | 15.10.6 | | `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore` | Maven | From 15.6-rc-1 | 15.10.6 | Products: Xwiki Xwiki. ## How do I fix CVE-2024-37898? Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to a fixed version for your release line: 14.10.21, 15.5.5 or 15.10.6. ## Is CVE-2024-37898 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37898 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Xwiki Xwiki - [CVE-2025-24893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24893/): XWiki Platform Eval Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2025-53836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53836/): XWiki Rendering is vulnerable to RCE attacks when processing nested macros (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2024-55662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55662/): XWiki allows remote code execution through the extension sheet (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2024-55877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55877/): XWiki allows remote code execution from account through macro descriptions and XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2024-37901](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37901/): XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet (critical 10.0) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2024-37898 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2024-37898 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 31 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37898 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected packages and fixed versions: - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): affected from 13.10.4; fixed in 14.10.21 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): affected from 13.10.4; fixed in 14.10.21 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): affected from 14.2; fixed in 14.10.21 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): affected from 14.2; fixed in 14.10.21 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): affected from 15.0; fixed in 15.5.5 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): affected from 15.0; fixed in 15.5.5 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): affected from 15.6-rc-1; fixed in 15.10.6 - org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): affected from 15.6-rc-1; fixed in 15.10.6 Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37898/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37898/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37898 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37898 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37898 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37898/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.