# CVE-2024-31984: XWiki Platform: Remote code execution through space title and Solr space facet

- Also known as: GHSA-XM4H-3JXR-M3C6
- 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 7.2-rc-1, 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-solr-ui (Maven): from 7.2-rc-1, fixed in 14.10.20
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-ui (Maven): from 15.0-rc-1, fixed in 15.5.4
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-ui (Maven): from 15.6-rc-1, fixed in 15.10-rc-1

## Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 7.2-rc-1 and prior to versions 4.10.20, 15.5.4, and 15.10-rc-1, by creating a document with a specially crafted title, it is possible to trigger remote code execution in the (Solr-based) search in XWiki. This allows any user who can edit the title of a space (all users by default) to execute any Groovy code in the XWiki installation which compromises the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.20, 15.5.4 and 15.10 RC1. As a workaround, manually apply the patch to the `Main.SolrSpaceFacet` page.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on xwiki xwiki-platform, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-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-xm4h-3jxr-m3c6
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/43c9d551e3c11e9d8f176b556dd33bbe31fc66e0
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/5ef9d294d37be92ee22b2549e38663b29dce8767
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/74e301c481e69eeea674dac7fed6af3614cf08c5
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/94fc12db87c2431eb1335ecb9c2954b1905bde62
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/acba74c149a041345b24dcca52c586f872ba97fb
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/ef55105d6eeec5635fd693f0070c5aaaf3bdd940
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21471

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