# CVE-2024-31986: XWiki Platform CSRF remote code execution through scheduler job's document reference

- Also known as: GHSA-37M4-HQXV-W26G
- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 14.10.19, 15.5.4, 15.9
- Published: 2024-04-10 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- xwiki xwiki-platform: from 3.1, fixed in 14.10.19; from 15.0-rc-1, fixed in 15.5.4; from 15.6-rc-1, fixed in 15.9
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui (Maven): from 3.1, fixed in 14.10.19
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui (Maven): from 15.0-rc-1, fixed in 15.5.4
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui (Maven): from 15.6-rc-1, fixed in 15.9

## Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 3.1 and prior to versions 4.10.19, 15.5.4, and 15.10-rc-1, by creating a document with a special crafted documented reference and an `XWiki.SchedulerJobClass` XObject, it is possible to execute arbitrary code on the server whenever an admin visits the scheduler page or the scheduler page is referenced, e.g., via an image in a comment on a page in the wiki. The vulnerability has been fixed in XWiki 14.10.19, 15.5.5, and 15.9. As a workaround, apply the patch manually by modifying the `Scheduler.WebHome` page.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on xwiki xwiki-platform, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui, upgrade to a fixed version (14.10.19, 15.5.4, 15.9) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-37m4-hqxv-w26g
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/8a92cb4bef7e5f244ae81eed3e64fe9be95827cf
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/efd3570f3e5e944ec0ad0899bf799bf9563aef87
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/f30d9c641750a3f034b5910c6a3a7724ae8f2269
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21416

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