{"id":"CVE-2024-21651","aliases":["GHSA-8959-rfxh-r4j4"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21651","summary":"XWiki Denial of Service attack through attachments","details":"### Impact\n\nA user able to attach a file to a page can post a malformed TAR file by manipulating file modification times headers, which when parsed by Tika, could cause a denial of service issue via CPU consumption. \n\n### Patches\nThis vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.18, 15.5.3 and 15.8 RC1.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThe workaround is to download [commons-compress 1.24](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/apache/commons/commons-compress/1.24.0/commons-compress-1.24.0.jar) and replace the one located in XWiki `WEB-INF/lib/` folder.\n\n### References\n\nhttps://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2796\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/)\n* Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)","published":"2024-01-08T23:30:03.580Z","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:46.987692702Z","cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war","fixedVersion":"14.10.18"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war","fixedVersion":"15.5.3"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war","fixedVersion":"15.8-rc-1"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-2796"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/21xxx/CVE-2024-21651.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-8959-rfxh-r4j4"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21651"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/apache/commons/commons-compress/1.24.0/commons-compress-1.24.0.jar"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T03:51:46.987692702Z"}}