CVE-2024-38369Network attack vector

Privilege impersonation via includer-context macro execution

Published Jun 24, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Incorrect authorization in XWiki Platform before 15.0-rc-1 allows remote authenticated users to impersonate including-page authors. The Include Macro's AUTO author mode executes a target document in the includer's authorization context unless the target author has programming rights. Any account able to edit the target document can inject content that runs with the including author's rights, including programming rights when held.

CVSS severity9.9
Critical
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in XWiki Platform before 15.0-rc-1 allows remote authenticated users to impersonate including-page authors. The Include Macro's AUTO author mode executes a target document in the includer's authorization context unless the target author has programming rights. Any account able to edit the target document can inject content that runs with the including author's rights, including programming rights when held.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-38369
Published
Jun 24, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
CryptPad
Product
XWiki Platform
Classifications
CWE-863, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 24, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 1.5-milestone-2, < 15.0-rc-1
  2. Affected versionversion=1.5-milestone-2 <15.0-rc-1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

CryptPad · XWiki Platformversion=>= 1.5-milestone-2, < 15.0-rc-1; version=1.5-milestone-2 <15.0-rc-1

Published CVSS scores

9.9GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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