XWiki xwiki-platform up to 14.10.16/15.5.2/15.7 User Registration first name/last name eval injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in XWiki xwiki-platform up to 14.10.16/15.5.2/15.7. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component User Registration Handler. The manipulation of the argument first name/last name results in eval injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-21650. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in XWiki xwiki-platform up to 14.10.16/15.5.2/15.7 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component User Registration Handler. The manipulation of the argument first name/last name with an unknown input leads to a eval injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-95. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes code syntax before using the input in a dynamic evaluation call (e.g. "eval"). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 01/08/2024. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-21650 since 12/29/2023. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 14.10.17, 15.5.3 or 15.8 RC1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• XWiki

Name

• xwiki-platform

Version

• 14.10.0
• 14.10.1
• 14.10.2
• 14.10.3
• 14.10.4
• 14.10.5
• 14.10.6
• 14.10.7
• 14.10.8
• 14.10.9
• 14.10.10
• 14.10.11
• 14.10.12
• 14.10.13
• 14.10.14
• 14.10.15
• 14.10.16
• 15.0
• 15.1
• 15.2
• 15.3
• 15.4
• 15.5
• 15.5.0
• 15.5.1
• 15.5.2
• 15.6
• 15.7

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/

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