Code injection in XWiki platform - CVE-2024-55877
Published: December 12, 2024 / Updated: April 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU125590
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
Vendor: XWiki
Affected software:
XWiki platform
XWiki platform
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-55877
Install security update from vendor's website.