XWiki Platform: Remote code execution from edit in multilingual wikis via translations
Impact
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). This can be exploited for remote code execution if the translation value is not properly escaped where it is used. To reproduce, in a multilingual wiki, as a user without script or admin right, edit a translation of AppWithinMinutes.Translations and in the line platform.appwithinminutes.description= add {{async}}{{groovy}}println("Hello from Translation"){{/groovy}}{{/async}} at the end. Then open the app with in minutes home page (AppWithinMinutes.WebHome) in the same locale. If translations are still working and "Hello from Translation" is displayed at the end of the introduction, the installation is vulnerable.
Patches
This has been patched in XWiki 14.10.20, 15.5.4 and 15.10RC1.
Workarounds
We're not aware of any workaround except restricting edit right on documents that contain translations.
References
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki | >= 4.3-milestone-2, < 14.10.20, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.4, >= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.10-rc-1 | 14.10.20, 15.5.4, 15.10-rc-1 |
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-xxp2-9c9g-7wmj
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31983
- 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://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21411
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-862- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki- Disclosed
- 10.04.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-xxp2-9c9g-7wmj - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-localization-source-wiki
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 04.2023 04.2024
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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