CVE-2025-49582 Details
Description
XWiki is a generic wiki platform. When editing content that contains "dangerous" macros like malicious script macros that were authored by a user with fewer rights, XWiki warns about the execution of these macros since XWiki 15.9RC1. These required rights analyzers that trigger these warnings are incomplete, allowing an attacker to hide malicious content. For most macros, the existing analyzers don't consider non-lowercase parameters. Further, most macro parameters that can contain XWiki syntax like titles of information boxes weren't analyzed at all. Similarly, the "source" parameters of the content and context macro weren't anylzed even though they could contain arbitrary XWiki syntax. In the worst case, this could allow a malicious to add malicious script macros including Groovy or Python macros to a page that are then executed after another user with programming righs edits the page, thus allowing remote code execution. The required rights analyzers have been made more robust and extended to cover those cases in XWiki 16.4.7, 16.10.3 and 17.0.0.
A vulnerability in XWiki's handling of macro parameters can lead to remote code execution. When content is edited that includes 'dangerous' macros, such as malicious script macros from users with lower rights, XWiki typically warns about potential execution. However, this warning system is incomplete, allowing attackers to conceal harmful content. The issue arises because the rights analyzers do not account for non-lowercase parameters and fail to analyze most macro parameters that can contain XWiki syntax, including titles of information boxes. The 'source' parameters of the content and context macros are also not properly analyzed, despite the potential for arbitrary XWiki syntax. Exploitation could involve adding malicious script macros, like Groovy or Python, to a page, which would be executed by a user with programming rights,
Users can update to XWiki versions 16.4.7, 16.10.3, or 17.0.0 to address this vulnerability.
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CISA-ADP
Assessed Jun 13, 2025References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/0a705e8e253cb871b804e25c53b2bde879c886bd | [email protected] | Patch |
| https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/3d451e957fe2b14459e9ac64172b4a0e4c46971c | [email protected] | Patch |
| https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/abdcefc0db27035b67329add836fd683e0cf92b8 | [email protected] | Patch |
| https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/cc74dc802efe0e2d3fa2ba3355dbadc51c5fd8c7 | [email protected] | Patch |
| https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-c32m-27pj-4xcj | [email protected] | Vendor Advisory |
| https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22758 | [email protected] | ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory |
| https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22759 | [email protected] | ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory |
| https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22763 | [email protected] | ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory |
| https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22799 | [email protected] | ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-357 | Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| xwiki xwiki | >= 15.9, < 16.4.7 >= 16.5.0, < 16.10.3 17.0.0 rc1 |
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Change History
5 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | CISA-ADP |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |
| Jun 13, 2025 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Jun 13, 2025 | New CVE Received | [email protected] |