#VU125590 Code injection in XWiki platform - CVE-2024-55877
Published: December 12, 2024 / Updated: April 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125590
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-55877
CWE-ID: CWE-96
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
XWiki platform
XWiki platform
Software vendor:
XWiki
XWiki
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to code injection in macro descriptions rendered by XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList when processing a macro description from a user-added XWiki.WikiMacroClass object. A remote user can add a crafted XWiki.WikiMacroClass object to a page to execute arbitrary code.
The issue can be exploited by a connected user without script or programming rights.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.