🛡️ CVE-2024-46978 — xwiki
Description
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui is missing checks for notification filter preferences editions
Impact
It's possible for any user knowing the ID of a notification filter preference of another user, to enable/disable it or even delete it. The impact is that the target user might start loosing notifications on some pages because of this.
This vulnerability is present in XWiki since 13.2-rc-1.
Patches
The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.21, 15.5.5, 15.10.1, 16.0-rc-1. The patch consists in checking properly the rights of the user before performing any action on the filters.
Workarounds
It's possible to fix manually the vulnerability by editing the document XWiki.Notifications.Code.NotificationPreferenceService to apply the changes performed in this commit e8acc9d8e6af7dfbfe70716ded431642ae4a6dd4.
References
- JIRA ticket: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20337
- Commit: e8acc9d8e6af7dfbfe70716ded431642ae4a6dd4
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/)
- Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:[email protected])
Attribution
This vulnerability has been reported on Intigriti by @floerer
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none.
Weakness class
CVE-2024-46978 is classified as CWE-648: Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs. The product does not conform to the API requirements for a function call that requires extra privileges. This could allow attackers to gain privileges by causing the function to be called incorrectly.
Affected software
CVE-2024-46978 is recorded against 2 packages.
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui (from 15.6-rc-1 up to 15.10.1)
- xwiki (from 15.6 up to 15.10.1)
Timeline and source
Published on 18 September 2024 and last revised on 18 November 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
References
github.com (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
jira.xwiki.org (Web)
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui | 15.6-rc-1 | 15.10.1 |
| xwiki | 15.6 | 15.10.1 |
References
Similar Threats
- Medium CVE-2024-46979
- Critical CVE-2023-36469
- Critical CVE-2023-29210
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