CVE-2025-49580
XWiki allows privilege escalation through link refactoring
XWiki is a generic wiki platform. From 8.2 and 7.4.5 until 17.1.0-rc-1, 16.10.4, and 16.4.7, pages can gain script or programming rights when they contain a link and the target of the link is renamed or moved. This might lead to execution of scripts contained in xobjects that should have never been executed. This vulnerability is fixed in 17.1.0-rc-1, 16.10.4, and 16.4.7.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
XWiki allows privilege escalation through link refactoring
XWiki is a generic wiki platform. From 8.2 and 7.4.5 until 17.1.0-rc-1, 16.10.4, and 16.4.7, pages can gain script or programming rights when they contain a link and the target of the link is renamed or moved. This might lead to execution of scripts contained in xobjects that should have never been executed. This vulnerability is fixed in 17.1.0-rc-1, 16.10.4, and 16.4.7.
- Record
CVE-2025-49580- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-18286
XWiki is a generic wiki platform. From 8.2 and 7.4.5 until 17.1.0-rc-1, 16.10.4, and 16.4.7, pages can gain script or programming rights when they contain a link and the target of the link is renamed or moved. This might lead to execution of scripts contained in xobjects that should have never been executed. This vulnerability is fixed in 17.1.0-rc-1, 16.10.4, and 16.4.7.
- Record
EUVD-2025-18286- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jm43-hrq7-r7w6
XWiki allows privilege escalation through link refactoring
Impact
Pages can gain script or programming rights when they contain a link and the target of the link is renamed or moved. This might lead to execution of scripts contained in xobjects that should have never been executed. This vulnerability affects all version of XWiki since 8.2 and 7.4.5.
Patches
The patch consists in only setting the originalMetadataAuthor when performing such change, so that it's displayed in the history but it has no impact on the right evaluation (i.e. the original author of the changes is still used for right computation).
This patch has been applied on XWiki 16.4.7, 17.1.0RC1, 16.10.4.
Workarounds
There's no workaround for this vulnerability, except preventing to perform any refactoring operation with users having more than edit rights.
Administrators are strongly advised to upgrade. If not possible, the patch only impacts module xwiki-platform-refactoring-default so it's possible to apply the commit and rebuild and deploy only that module.
CVSS explanation
Attack vector: Network - Always for XWiki. Complexity: Low - The set of operations to perform the attack is quite easy. Attack requirements: None - Any system is vulnerable, it doesn't depend on specific condition other than user interaction. Privileges required: Low - The attacker only needs edit rights. User interaction: Active - To be successful the attack needs someone with more rights to perform a move/rename of a specific page. Confidentiality: High - The attack might lead to execution of any script. Integrity: High - The attack might lead to execution of any script. Availability: High - The attack might lead to execution of any script. Subsequent system impacts: None for any criteria. Only current system is affected.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org
- Email us at Security Mailing List
- Record
GHSA-jm43-hrq7-r7w6- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
XWiki is a generic wiki platform. From 8.2 and 7.4.5 until 17.1.0-rc-1, 16.10.4, and 16.4.7, pages can gain script or programming rights when they contain a link and the target of the link is renamed or moved. This might lead to execution of scripts contained in xobjects that should have never been executed. This vulnerability is fixed in 17.1.0-rc-1, 16.10.4, and 16.4.7.
- Record
CVE-2025-49580- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
XWiki allows privilege escalation through link refactoring
XWiki is a generic wiki platform. From 8.2 and 7.4.5 until 17.1.0-rc-1, 16.10.4, and 16.4.7, pages can gain script or programming rights when they contain a link and the target of the link is renamed or moved. This might lead to execution of scripts contained in xobjects that should have never been executed. This vulnerability is fixed in 17.1.0-rc-1, 16.10.4, and 16.4.7.
- Record
CVE-2025-49580- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jm43-hrq7-r7w6
XWiki allows privilege escalation through link refactoring
Impact
Pages can gain script or programming rights when they contain a link and the target of the link is renamed or moved. This might lead to execution of scripts contained in xobjects that should have never been executed. This vulnerability affects all version of XWiki since 8.2 and 7.4.5.
Patches
The patch consists in only setting the originalMetadataAuthor when performing such change, so that it's displayed in the history but it has no impact on the right evaluation (i.e. the original author of the changes is still used for right computation).
This patch has been applied on XWiki 16.4.7, 17.1.0RC1, 16.10.4.
Workarounds
There's no workaround for this vulnerability, except preventing to perform any refactoring operation with users having more than edit rights.
Administrators are strongly advised to upgrade. If not possible, the patch only impacts module xwiki-platform-refactoring-default so it's possible to apply the commit and rebuild and deploy only that module.
CVSS explanation
Attack vector: Network - Always for XWiki. Complexity: Low - The set of operations to perform the attack is quite easy. Attack requirements: None - Any system is vulnerable, it doesn't depend on specific condition other than user interaction. Privileges required: Low - The attacker only needs edit rights. User interaction: Active - To be successful the attack needs someone with more rights to perform a move/rename of a specific page. Confidentiality: High - The attack might lead to execution of any script. Integrity: High - The attack might lead to execution of any script. Availability: High - The attack might lead to execution of any script. Subsequent system impacts: None for any criteria. Only current system is affected.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org
- Email us at Security Mailing List
- Record
GHSA-jm43-hrq7-r7w6- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-refactoring-defaultMaven |
17.0.0-rc-1 up to 17.1.0-rc-1 | 17.1.0-rc-1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-refactoring-defaultMaven |
16.5.0-rc-1 up to 16.10.4 | 16.10.4 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-refactoring-defaultMaven |
8.2 up to 16.4.7 | 16.4.7 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-refactoring-defaultMaven |
7.4.5 up to 8.0-milestone-1 | 8.0-milestone-1 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-refactoring-defaultMaven |
7.4.5 up to 16.4.7 | 16.4.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-49580 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Xwiki, published June 13, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-refactoring-default 17.1.0-rc-1.
References
github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-jm43-hrq7-r7w6
jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22836
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49580