Vulnerability report

Exploitation Attempts Observed in the Wild High Confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2024-31982

xwiki-platform XWiki Platform Remote code execution as guest

Xwiki-platform · affected before 14.10.20

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Severity
CVSS 10.0 · Critical
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploitation Attempts Observed in the Wild
EPSS
34.5%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2024-31982 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting xwiki-platform. 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,...

Have exploitation attempts been observed?

Yes. Exploitation attempts have been reported for this vulnerability. Previdian lists it as a known exploited vulnerability. Also reported by third-party sources. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

xwiki-platform affected before 14.10.20.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform

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.

xwiki Affected
xwiki-platform
Before 14.10.20 Before 15.5.4 Before 15.10-rc-1 >= 2.4-milestone-1, < 14.10.20 >= 15.0-rc-1, < 15.5.4 >= 15.6-rc-1, < 15.10-rc-1
Published
10 Apr 2024
Exploitation Attempts Reported
10 Sep 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

nuclei_scanner

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Evidence of exploitation attempts

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Exploitation Attempts Observed in the Wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 10 Sep 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation attempts.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 22 Jun 2024

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2026-09-10 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-31982.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

10.0 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

34.5%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') CWE-95

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

XWiki < 4.10.20 - Remote code execution

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation attempts

  1. 00:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party report of exploitation attempts

  2. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  3. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  4. 19:38 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 13:48 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-31982",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 10.0,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.3452,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}