How severe is CVE-2024-46978?

CVE-2024-46978 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2024-46978?

CVE-2024-46978 affects the following packages: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui (Maven), org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui (Maven), org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2024-46978?

Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui to 14.10.21 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-46978 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2024-46978 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2024-46978 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

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.

Is CVE-2024-46978 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2024-46978 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-46978?

CVE-2024-46978 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.5%, placing it in the 44th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-46978?

CVE-2024-46978 is classified as CWE-648 (CWE-648). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2024-46978 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2024-46978 was published on September 18, 2024 and was last updated on October 28, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2024-46978 — xwiki-platform-notificati…

MEDIUMFix: xwiki/xwiki-platform@e8acc9d

CVE-2024-46978 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-648 vulnerability in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui. A fix is available for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Missing checks for notification filter preferences editions in XWiki Platform

Also known asGHSA-r95w-889q-x2gx

Published

Sep 18, 2024

Updated

Oct 28, 2026

Affected

3 pkgs

Patched

3 / 3

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 9, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-46978.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.5%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs44th percentile — riskier than 44% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

3 pkgs affected

☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

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
Email us at Security Mailing List

Attribution

This vulnerability has been reported on Intigriti by @floerer

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui`	≥ 13.2-rc-1&&< 14.10.21	14.10.21`org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui:14.10.21`
☕Maven	`org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui`	≥ 15.0-rc-1&&< 15.5.5	15.5.5`org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui:15.5.5`
☕Maven	`org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui`	≥ 15.6-rc-1&&< 15.10.1	15.10.1`org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui:15.10.1`

Affected Products

1 product · 3 configurations

Application

xwikixwiki

≥ 15.6 && < 15.10.1

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-notifications-ui to 14.10.21 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-46978 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

### 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 `