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title: "CVE-2024-31982: XWiki Platform: Remote code execution as guest via DatabaseSearch"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2024-31982/
description: "CVE-2024-31982 (org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui (Maven)): XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 2.4-milestone-1 and…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2024-04-10
date_modified: 2025-09-26
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2024-31982"
kev: false
cvss: 10.0
epss: 0.3452
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2024-31982: XWiki Platform: Remote code execution as guest via DatabaseSearch

**Signal:** High exploit likelihood. EPSS ranks it in the top 5% of all CVEs for likely exploitation in the next 30 days. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Not in CISA KEV , but CISA’s SSVC assessment records a public proof-of-concept, so attack code exists.
- EPSS 34.5% , percentile 98: FIRST’s model estimates a 34.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (very high). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui (Maven) >= 2.4-milestone-1, < 14.10.20, fixed in 14.10.20 ; org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui (Maven) >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.4, fixed in 15.5.4 ; org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui (Maven) >= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.10-rc-1, fixed in 15.10-rc-1 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 2.4-milestone-1 and prior to versions 4.10.20, 15.5.4, and 15.10-rc-1, XWiki's database search allows remote code execution through the search text. This allows remote code execution for any visitor of a public wiki or user of a closed wiki as the database search is by default accessible for all users. This impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.20, 15.5.4 and 15.10RC1. As a workaround, one may manually apply the patch to the page Main.DatabaseSearch. Alternatively, unless database search is explicitly used by users, this page can be deleted as this is not the default search interface of XWiki.

## Affected packages

- Maven `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui` >= 2.4-milestone-1, < 14.10.20 → fixed: 14.10.20
- Maven `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui` >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.4 → fixed: 15.5.4
- Maven `org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-ui` >= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.10-rc-1 → fixed: 15.10-rc-1

## Affected products (CVE record)

- xwiki xwiki-platform: >= 2.4-milestone-1, < 14.10.20, >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.4, >= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.10-rc-1

## Severity

- GitHub_M CVSS 3.1: 10 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 4.0: 10.0 `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation poc , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 34.52% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 98.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-2858-8cfx-69m9](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2858-8cfx-69m9)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2024-31982](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31982)
- [NVD entry CVE-2024-31982](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31982)
- [github.com](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-2858-8cfx-69m9)
- [github.com](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/3c9e4bb04286de94ad24854026a09fa967538e31)
- [github.com](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/459e968be8740c8abc2a168196ce21e5ba93cfb8)
- [github.com](https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/95bdd6cc6298acdf7f8f21298d40eeb8390a8565)
- [jira.xwiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21472)
- [vicarius.io](https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/xwiki-rce-cve-2024-31982)
- [vicarius.io](https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2024-31982-detect-xwiki-vulnerability)
- [vicarius.io](https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2024-31982-xwiki-mitigation-vulnerability)

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