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CVE-2025-49581

Xwiki code injection

8.8 HIGHPublic exploitEPSS 0.59%
  1. Published13 Jun 2025

Description

XWiki is a generic wiki platform. Any user with edit right on a page (could be the user's profile) can execute code (Groovy, Python, Velocity) with programming right by defining a wiki macro. This allows full access to the whole XWiki installation. The main problem is that if a wiki macro parameter allows wiki syntax, its default value is executed with the rights of the author of the document where it is used. This can be exploited by overriding a macro like the children macro that is used in a page that has programming right like the page XWiki.ChildrenMacro and thus allows arbitrary script macros. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 16.4.7, 16.10.3 and 17.0.0 by executing wiki parameters with the rights of the wiki macro's author when the parameter's value is the default value.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Xwiki≥ 11.10.11 < 12.0 · ≥ 12.6.3 < 12.7 · ≥ 12.8 < 16.4.7 · ≥ 16.5.0 < 16.10.3

Remediation

Fixed in
Xwiki≥ 12.0

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Frequently asked

Is CVE-2025-49581 being actively exploited?

CVE-2025-49581 is not in the CISA KEV catalog. A public exploit reference exists, so treat it as exploitable. Its EPSS exploit probability is 0.59%.

How severe is CVE-2025-49581?

CVE-2025-49581 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated high. EPSS estimates a 0.59% probability of exploitation.

Which products are affected by CVE-2025-49581?

Affected products include Xwiki.

How do I fix CVE-2025-49581?

Upgrade affected software to a fixed version, for example Xwiki 12.0 or later, then confirm no affected versions remain in your inventory.

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Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.