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CVE-2022-24897

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-05-02
  • Fixed in12.10.3 · 12.6.7
  • WeaknessCWE-22

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Description

APIs to evaluate content with Velocity is a package for APIs to evaluate content with Velocity. Starting with version 2.3 and prior to 12.6.7, 12.10.3, and 13.0, the velocity scripts are not properly sandboxed against using the Java File API to perform read or write operations on the filesystem. Writing an attacking script in Velocity requires the Script rights in XWiki so not all users can use it, and it also requires finding an XWiki API which returns a File. The problem has been patched in versions 12.6.7, 12.10.3, and 13.0. There is no easy workaround for fixing this vulnerability other than upgrading and being careful when giving Script rights.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-05-0222:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Xwiki
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.x≥ 12.7, < 12.10.312.10.3
12.x≥ 12.7.0, < 12.10.312.10.3
12.6≥ 2.3, < 12.6.712.6.7
12.6≥ 2.3.0, < 12.6.712.6.7

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As GitHub_M, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • xwiki-commons
    Affected
    • = >= 2.3, < 12.6.7no fix stated
    • = 12.7-rc-1, < 12.10.3no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2022-05-02

Fix

  1. Update Xwiki to 12.10.3 · 12.6.7

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-04-22
  • CNACVSS 3.17.5known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-22known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-22read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.8 %2026-11-08
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1known since 2026-11-01
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryHIGH2022-04-28

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-05-02
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-cvx5-m8vg-vxgc

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24897?

APIs to evaluate content with Velocity is a package for APIs to evaluate content with Velocity. Starting with version 2.3 and prior to 12.6.7, 12.10.3, and 13.0, the velocity scripts are not properly sandboxed against using the Java File API to perform read or write operations on the filesystem. Writing an attacking script in Velocity requires the Script rights in XWiki so not all users can use it, and it also requires finding an XWiki API which returns a File. The problem has been patched in versions 12.6.7, 12.10.3, and 13.0. There is no easy workaround for fixing this vulnerability other than upgrading and being careful when giving Script rights.

Is CVE-2022-24897 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-24897, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-24897?

CVE-2022-24897 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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