# CVE-2024-31465: XWiki Platform: Remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestSourceSheet

- Also known as: GHSA-34FJ-R5GQ-7395
- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 14.10.20, 15.5.4, 15.10-rc-1
- Published: 2024-04-10 · Updated: 2024-08-13

## Affected

- xwiki xwiki-platform: from 5.2-milestone-2, fixed in 14.10.20; from 15.0-rc-1, fixed in 15.5.4; from 15.6-rc-1, fixed in 15.10-rc-1
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui (Maven): from 5.2-milestone-2, fixed in 14.10.20
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui (Maven): from 15.0-rc-1, fixed in 15.5.4
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui (Maven): from 15.6-rc-1, fixed in 15.10-rc-1

## Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 5.0-rc-1 and prior to versions 14.10.20, 15.5.4, and 15.9-rc-1, any user with edit right on any page can execute any code on the server by adding an object of type `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 14.10.20, 15.5.4 and 15.10 RC1. As a workaround, manually apply the patch to the document `XWiki.SearchSuggestSourceSheet`.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on xwiki xwiki-platform, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui, upgrade to a fixed version (14.10.20, 15.5.4, 15.10-rc-1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-34fj-r5gq-7395
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0317a3aa78065e66c86fc725976b06bf7f9b446e
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/2740974c32dbb7cc565546d0f04e2374b32b36f7
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/6a7f19f6424036fce3d703413137adde950ae809
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/6a7f19f6424036fce3d703413137adde950ae809#diff-67b473d2b6397d65b7726c6a13555850b11b10128321adf9e627e656e1d130a5
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21474

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