CVE-2024-31985
MEDIUMCVE-2024-31985 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2024-31985 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
XWiki Platform CSRF in the job scheduler
Blast Radius
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Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 3.1 and prior to versions 4.10.20, 15.5.4, and 15.10-rc-1, it is possible to schedule/trigger/unschedule existing jobs by having an admin visit the Job Scheduler page through a predictable URL, for example by embedding such an URL in any content as an image. The vulnerability has been fixed in XWiki 14.10.19, 15.5.5, and 15.9. As a workaround, manually apply the patch by modifying the Scheduler.WebHome page.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui | ≥ 3.1&&< 14.10.19 | 14.10.19 |
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui | ≥ 15.0-rc-1&&< 15.5.4 | 15.5.4 |
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui | ≥ 15.6-rc-1&&< 15.9 | 15.9 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui to 14.10.19 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-31985 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2024-31985 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2024-31985. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-31985 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2024-31985 across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.