CVE-2024-45591 XWiki Platform document history including authors of any page exposed to unauthorized actors
Attackers can access page history and author details via the REST API, even on private wikis, exposing sensitive metadata.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-45591?
CVE-2024-45591 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 10 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. The REST API exposes the history of any page in XWiki of which the attacker knows the name. The exposed information includes for each modification of the page the time of the modification, the version number, the author of the modification (both username and displayed name) and the version comment. This information is exposed regardless of the rights setup, and even when the wiki is configured to be fully private. On a private wiki, this can be tested by accessing /xwiki/rest/wikis/xwiki/spaces/Main/pages/WebHome/history, if this shows the history of the main page then the installation is vulnerable. This has been patched in XWiki 15.10.9 and XWiki 16.3.0RC1.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45591?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 1.8.0 | 15.10.9 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 1.8.0 | 15.10.9 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 16.0.0-rc-1 | 16.3.0-rc-1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 16.0.0-rc-1 | 16.3.0-rc-1 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45591?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server to a fixed version for your release line: 15.10.9 or 16.3.0-rc-1.
Is CVE-2024-45591 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-45591 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-pvmm-55r5-g3mm.