CVE-2024-37900 XWiki Platform vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting through attachment filename in uploader
Attackers can execute malicious JavaScript via crafted attachment filenames during upload, potentially compromising the uploading user's session.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-37900?
CVE-2024-37900 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 31 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. When uploading an attachment with a malicious filename, malicious JavaScript code could be executed. This requires a social engineering attack to get the victim into uploading a file with a malicious name. The malicious code is solely executed during the upload and affects only the user uploading the attachment. While this allows performing actions in the name of that user, it seems unlikely that a user wouldn't notice the malicious filename while uploading the attachment. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.6 and 16.0.0.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37900?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war Maven | From 15.0-rc-1 | 15.5.5 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war Maven | From 15.0-rc-1 | 15.5.5 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war Maven | From 15.6-rc-1 | 15.10.6 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war Maven | From 15.6-rc-1 | 15.10.6 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war Maven | From 16.0.0-rc-1 | 16.0.0 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war Maven | From 16.0.0-rc-1 | 16.0.0 |
2 more packages
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war Maven | From 4.2-milestone-3 | 14.10.21 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war Maven | From 4.2-milestone-3 | 14.10.21 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2024-37900?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-war to a fixed version for your release line: 15.5.5, 15.10.6, 16.0.0 or 14.10.21.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-37900 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-37900 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-wf3x-jccf-5g5g.