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XWiki < 14.10.19, 15.0-rc-1 < 15.5.4, 15.6-rc-1 < 15.9 RCE Vulnerability (GHSA-c2gg-4gq4-jv5j)

🗓️ 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AGType 
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XWiki < 14.10.19, 15.0-rc-1 < 15.5.4, 15.6-rc-1 < 15.9-rc-1 RCE Vulnerability (GHSA-c2gg-4gq4-jv5j

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:xwiki:xwiki";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.124635");
  script_version("2026-01-29T08:35:42+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-01-29 08:35:42 +0000 (Thu, 29 Jan 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-04-15 05:30:39 +0000 (Mon, 15 Apr 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2025-01-09 19:02:51 +0000 (Thu, 09 Jan 2025)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-31997");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("XWiki < 14.10.19, 15.0-rc-1 < 15.5.4, 15.6-rc-1 < 15.9 RCE Vulnerability (GHSA-c2gg-4gq4-jv5j)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_xwiki_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("xwiki/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Xwiki is prone to a remote code execution (RCE)
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Parameters of UI extensions are always interpreted as Velocity
  code and executed with programming rights. Any user with edit right on any document like the
  user's own profile can create UI extensions. This allows remote code execution and thereby
  impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"XWiki versions prior to 14.10.19, 15.0-rc-1
  prior to 15.5.4 and 15.6-rc-1 prior to 15.9.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 14.10.19, 15.5.4, 15.9 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-c2gg-4gq4-jv5j");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) )
  exit( 0 );

if ( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe:CPE, port:port, exit_no_version:TRUE ) )
  exit( 0 );

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if( version_is_less( version: version, test_version: "14.10.19" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "14.10.19", install_path: location );
  security_message( port: port, data: report );
  exit( 0 );
}

if( version_in_range_exclusive( version:version, test_version_lo:"15.0-rc-1", test_version_up:"15.5.4" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"15.5.4", install_path:location );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

if( version_in_range_exclusive( version:version, test_version_lo:"15.6-rc-1", test_version_up:"15.9" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:version, fixed_version:"15.9", install_path:location );
  security_message( port:port, data:report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );

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