Critical severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2025
XWiki Remote Code Execution vulnerability via user registration
CVE-2024-21650
Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. XWiki is vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) attack through its user registration feature. This issue allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious payloads in the "first name" or "last name" fields during user registration. This impacts all installations that have user registration enabled for guests. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.17, 15.5.3 and 15.8 RC1.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-uiMaven | >= 2.2, < 14.10.17 | 14.10.17 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-uiMaven | >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.3 | 15.5.3 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-uiMaven | >= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.8-rc-1 | 15.8-rc-1 |
Affected products
2- Range: >= 2.2, < 14.10.17
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-rj7p-xjv7-7229ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21650ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/b290bfd573c6f7db6cc15a88dd4111d9fcad0d31ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/cdf5be8c20b6b6fe6b9b56a6557561007859655fghsaWEB
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/ec608f303913f5e8af061f2a98506f49d69be60fghsaWEB
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-rj7p-xjv7-7229ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21173ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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