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Vulnerability · Published Oct 6, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2025-52472XWiki Platform vulnerable to HQL injection via wiki and space search REST API

Critical 9.3

In plain English

A critical-severity SQL injection in xwiki-platform from xwiki. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.4% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)9.3Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.4%top 16.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Nuclei

Official description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Starting in version 4.3-milestone-1 and prior to versions 16.10.9, 17.4.2, and 17.5.0, the REST search URL is vulnerable to HQL injection via the `orderField` parameter. The specified value is added twice in the query, though, once in the field list for the select and once in the order clause, so it's not that easy to exploit. The part of the query between the two fields can be enclosed in single quotes to effectively remove them, but the query still needs to remain valid with the query two times in it. This has been patched in versions 17.5.0, 17.4.2, and 16.10.9. No known workarounds are available.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenorg.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server17.4.2GHSA-gprp-h92g-gc2h
Mavenorg.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server16.10.9GHSA-gprp-h92g-gc2h

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
xwiki xwiki-platform >= 4.3-milestone-1, < 16.10.9>= 17.0.0-rc-1, < 17.4.2

Weakness: CWE-89 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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