Missing Authorization Affecting org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore package, versions [13.10.4, 14.10.21)[15.0.0,15.5.5)[15.6-rc-1,15.10.6)
Threat Intelligence
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- published1 Aug 2024
- disclosed31 Jul 2024
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 31 Jul 2024
CVE-2024-37898 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to version 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.6 or higher.
Overview
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization through the page deletion and replacement process. An attacker can manipulate page content and delete pages without proper permissions by exploiting the system's handling of user rights during save operations. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible if the user has view but not edit rights on the page.
PoC
Replace view by edit in the URL of a page that you cannot view but edit and save.