CVE-2025-49586
XWiki allows remote code execution through preview of XClass changes in AWM editor
XWiki is an open-source wiki software platform. Any XWiki user with edit right on at least one App Within Minutes application (the default for all users XWiki) can obtain programming right/perform remote code execution by editing the application. This vulnerability has been fixed in XWiki 17.0.0, 16.4.7, and 16.10.3.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
XWiki allows remote code execution through preview of XClass changes in AWM editor
XWiki is an open-source wiki software platform. Any XWiki user with edit right on at least one App Within Minutes application (the default for all users XWiki) can obtain programming right/perform remote code execution by editing the application. This vulnerability has been fixed in XWiki 17.0.0, 16.4.7, and 16.10.3.
- Record
CVE-2025-49586- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-18297
XWiki is an open-source wiki software platform. Any XWiki user with edit right on at least one App Within Minutes application (the default for all users XWiki) can obtain programming right/perform remote code execution by editing the application. This vulnerability has been fixed in XWiki 17.0.0, 16.4.7, and 16.10.3.
- Record
EUVD-2025-18297- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jp4x-w9cj-97q7
XWiki allows remote code execution through preview of XClass changes in AWM editor
Impact
Any XWiki user with edit right on at least one App Within Minutes application (the default for all users XWiki) can obtain programming right/perform remote code execution by editing the application. The detailed reproduction steps can be found in the original bug report.
Patches
This vulnerability has been fixed in XWiki 17.0.0, 16.4.7, and 16.10.3.
Workarounds
Restricting edit rights on all existing App Within Minutes applications to trusted users mitigates at least the PoC exploit, but we can't exclude that there are other ways to exploit this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-jp4x-w9cj-97q7- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
XWiki is an open-source wiki software platform. Any XWiki user with edit right on at least one App Within Minutes application (the default for all users XWiki) can obtain programming right/perform remote code execution by editing the application. This vulnerability has been fixed in XWiki 17.0.0, 16.4.7, and 16.10.3.
- Record
CVE-2025-49586- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
XWiki allows remote code execution through preview of XClass changes in AWM editor
XWiki is an open-source wiki software platform. Any XWiki user with edit right on at least one App Within Minutes application (the default for all users XWiki) can obtain programming right/perform remote code execution by editing the application. This vulnerability has been fixed in XWiki 17.0.0, 16.4.7, and 16.10.3.
- Record
CVE-2025-49586- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jp4x-w9cj-97q7
XWiki allows remote code execution through preview of XClass changes in AWM editor
Impact
Any XWiki user with edit right on at least one App Within Minutes application (the default for all users XWiki) can obtain programming right/perform remote code execution by editing the application. The detailed reproduction steps can be found in the original bug report.
Patches
This vulnerability has been fixed in XWiki 17.0.0, 16.4.7, and 16.10.3.
Workarounds
Restricting edit rights on all existing App Within Minutes applications to trusted users mitigates at least the PoC exploit, but we can't exclude that there are other ways to exploit this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-jp4x-w9cj-97q7- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcoreMaven |
7.2-milestone-2 up to 16.4.7 | 16.4.7 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcoreMaven |
16.5.0-rc-1 up to 16.10.3 | 16.10.3 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcoreMaven |
17.0.0-rc-1 up to 17.0.0 | 17.0.0 |
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-2025-49586 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Xwiki, published June 13, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore 16.4.7.
References
github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-jp4x-w9cj-97q7
jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22719
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49586