# CVE-2024-55663: XWiki Platform has an SQL injection in getdocuments.vm with sort parameter

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-55663-xwiki-platform-has-an-sql-injection-in-getdocuments-vm-with-sort  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-12-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-55663 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2024-12-12

XWiki Platform has an SQL injection in getdocuments.vm with sort parameter

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-2024-55663 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-55663 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-55663?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 12 December 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.3-milestone-2,fixed=13.10.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-55663?** Yes. org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war (Maven): upgrade to 13.10.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-55663?** 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 13.10.5 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war to 13.10.5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-distribution-war (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.3-milestone-2,fixed=13.10.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-55663
- GHSA-wh34-m772-5398

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