Actively exploited · Published Feb 20, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-24893Remote code execution as guest via SolrSearchMacros request in xwiki
Critical 9.8 Exploited
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in xwiki-platform from xwiki. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on October 30, 2025). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 100.0% (higher than 99.9% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
CISA guidance
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Federal agencies must remediate by Nov 20, 2025.
Official description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Any guest can perform arbitrary remote code execution through a request to `SolrSearch`. This impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. To reproduce on an instance, without being logged in, go to `<host>/xwiki/bin/get/Main/SolrSearch?media=rss&text=%7D%7D%7D%7B%7Basync%20async%3Dfalse%7D%7D%7B%7Bgroovy%7D%7Dprintln%28"Hello%20from"%20%2B%20"%20search%20text%3A"%20%2B%20%2823%20%2B%2019%29%29%7B%7B%2Fgroovy%7D%7D%7B%7B%2Fasync%7D%7D%20`. If there is an output, and the title of the RSS feed contains `Hello from search text:42`, then the instance is vulnerable. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.10.11, 16.4.1 and 16.5.0RC1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may edit `Main.SolrSearchMacros` in `SolrSearchMacros.xml` on line 955 to match the `rawResponse` macro in `macros.vm#L2824` with a content type of `application/xml`, instead of simply outputting the content of the feed.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-ui | 15.10.11 | GHSA-rr6p-3pfg-562j |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-ui | 16.4.1 | GHSA-rr6p-3pfg-562j |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | >= 5.3-milestone-2, < 15.10.11>= 16.0.0-rc-1, < 16.4.1 |
Weakness: CWE-95 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-rr6p-3pfg-562j x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/67021db9b8ed26c2236a653269302a86bf01ef40 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/blob/568447cad5172d97d6bbcfda9f6183689c2cf086/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-search/xwiki-platform-search-solr/xwiki-platform-search-solr-ui/src/main/resources/Main/SolrSearchMacros.xml#L955 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/blob/67021db9b8ed26c2236a653269302a86bf01ef40/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-web/xwiki-platform-web-templates/src/main/resources/templates/macros.vm#L2824 x_refsource_MISC
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22149 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24893 government-resource