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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2025-52472 json

XWiki Platform vulnerable to HQL injection via wiki and space search REST API

published 2025-10-06 13 mo ago modified 2026-10-09 31 d ago also EUVD-2025-32147 , GHSA-gprp-h92g-gc2h

cvss
9.3
version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server 16.10.9, 17.4.2
  • org.xwiki.platform xwiki-platform-rest-server 16.10.9, 17.4.2
  • xwiki xwiki 16.10.9, 17.4.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
13 mo ago

Exploit prediction

2.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 9.3 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
CNA 4.0 9.3 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server
>=17.0.0-rc-1, <17.4.2
>=4.3-milestone-1, <16.10.9
17.4.2
16.10.9

Affected products

  • xwiki xwiki-platform

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

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