SCA: security update for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-administration-ui (GHSA-r279-47wg-chpr)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 418426

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 2.3 and prior to versions 15.10.9, 16.3.0,
any user with script rights can perform arbitrary remote code execution by adding instances of
`XWiki.ConfigurableClass` to any page. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity and availability of
the whole XWiki installation. This has been patched in XWiki 15.10.9 and 16.3.0. No known workarounds are
available except upgrading. (CVE-2024-55879)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r279-47wg-chpr

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 418426

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.58

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-55879

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-55879

cwe: CWE-862