# CVE-2024-21651: XWiki vulnerable to Denial of Service attack through attachments

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-21651-xwiki-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-attack-through-attachments  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-01-08  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-21651 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-01-08

XWiki vulnerable to Denial of Service attack through attachments

Technologies: [org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-xwiki-platform-xwiki-platform-distribution-war). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-21651 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-21651 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-21651?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 8 January 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=14.10,fixed=14.10.18.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-21651?** Yes. org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war (Maven): upgrade to 14.10.18 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-21651?** Check whether you run org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war (Maven): upgrade to 14.10.18 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war to 14.10.18 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=14.10,fixed=14.10.18

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-21651
- GHSA-8959-rfxh-r4j4

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