CVE-2025-49580: XWiki privilege escalation via link refactoring

CVE-2025-49580 · Severity: high · CVSS 4 · Published 2025-06-13

XWiki is a collaborative platform used for knowledge management and documentation. A vulnerability in how the platform handles page renaming and moving allows users with basic editing permissions to escalate their privileges. This could allow an attacker to execute unauthorized scripts, potentially leading to full system compromise, data theft, or service disruption.

Technologies: XWiki Platform. Vendors: Maven, Xwiki.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-49580 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-49580 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-49580?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 13 June 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-refactoring-default (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=17.0.0-rc-1,fixed=17.1.0-rc-1; XWiki Platform >= 7.4.5, < 8.0-milestone-1; >= 8.2, < 16.4.7; >= 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.10.4; >= 17.0.0-rc-1, < 17.1.0-rc-1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-49580?
Yes. org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-refactoring-default (Maven): upgrade to 17.1.0-rc-1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2025-49580 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-49580?
Check whether you run org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-refactoring-default (Maven) or XWiki Platform at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-refactoring-default (Maven): upgrade to 17.1.0-rc-1 or later
    # set org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-refactoring-default to 17.1.0-rc-1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Technical details

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in XWiki's refactoring module (xwiki-platform-refactoring-default). When a page containing a link is renamed or moved, the system incorrectly updates metadata in a way that can grant the page script or programming rights it should not possess. An attacker with 'edit' rights can exploit this by creating a page with malicious scripts in xobjects and then inducing a user with higher privileges (such as an administrator) to perform a move or rename operation on a linked target. This results in the execution of the attacker's scripts under the context of the higher-privileged user. The issue is resolved by ensuring that refactoring operations only update display metadata (originalMetadataAuthor) without affecting the security context used for rights evaluation.

Affected products

  • XWiki XWiki Platform >= 7.4.5, < 8.0-milestone-1; >= 8.2, < 16.4.7; >= 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.10.4; >= 17.0.0-rc-1, < 17.1.0-rc-1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-49580
  • GHSA-jm43-hrq7-r7w6

Timeline

  • 2025-06-13: disclosed
  • 2025-06-13: advisory
  • 2025-06-13: patched

References

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