CVE-2024-37901 XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet
Users with edit rights can execute arbitrary code via specific configuration objects, compromising the entire XWiki installation.
- 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-2024-37901?
CVE-2024-37901 is a critical code injection 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. Any user with edit right on any page can perform arbitrary remote code execution by adding instances of `XWiki.SearchSuggestConfig` and `XWiki.SearchSuggestSourceClass` to their user profile or any other page. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.21, 15.5.5 and 15.10.2.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37901?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui Maven | From 15.0-rc-1 | 15.5.5 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui Maven | From 15.0-rc-1 | 15.5.5 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui Maven | From 15.6-rc-1 | 15.10.2 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui Maven | From 15.6-rc-1 | 15.10.2 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui Maven | From 9.2-rc-1 | 14.10.21 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui Maven | From 9.2-rc-1 | 14.10.21 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2024-37901?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui to a fixed version for your release line: 15.5.5, 15.10.2 or 14.10.21.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2024-37901 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37901 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-2024-38369 XWiki programming rights may be inherited by inclusion
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h63h-5c77-77p5.