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CVE-2025-31487

The XWiki JIRA extension allows data leak through an XXE attack by using a fake JIRA server

7.7 HighFix available

The XWiki JIRA extension provides various integration points between XWiki and JIRA (macros, UI, CKEditor plugin). If the JIRA macro is installed, any logged in XWiki user could edit his/her user profile wiki page and use that JIRA macro, specifying a fake JIRA URL that returns an XML specifying a DOCTYPE pointing to a local file on the XWiki server host and displaying that file's content in one of the returned JIRA fields (such as the summary or description for example). The vulnerability has been patched in the JIRA Extension v8.6.5.

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
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Up 0.4 points since Apr 4, 2025
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.7

The XWiki JIRA extension allows data leak through an XXE attack by using a fake JIRA server

The XWiki JIRA extension provides various integration points between XWiki and JIRA (macros, UI, CKEditor plugin). If the JIRA macro is installed, any logged in XWiki user could edit his/her user profile wiki page and use that JIRA macro, specifying a fake JIRA URL that returns an XML specifying a DOCTYPE pointing to a local file on the XWiki server host and displaying that file's content in one of the returned JIRA fields (such as the summary or description for example). The vulnerability has been patched in the JIRA Extension v8.6.5.

Record
CVE-2025-31487
CVSS 3.1
7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-9733 7.7

The XWiki JIRA extension provides various integration points between XWiki and JIRA (macros, UI, CKEditor plugin). If the JIRA macro is installed, any logged in XWiki user could edit his/her user profile wiki page and use that JIRA macro, specifying a fake JIRA URL that returns an XML specifying a DOCTYPE pointing to a local file on the XWiki server host and displaying that file's content in one of the returned JIRA fields (such as the summary or description for example). The vulnerability has been patched in the JIRA Extension v8.6.5.

Record
EUVD-2025-9733
CVSS 3.1
7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wc53-4255-gw3f 7.7

The XWiki JIRA extension allows data leak through an XXE attack by using a fake JIRA server

Impact

If the JIRA macro is installed, any logged in XWiki user could edit his/her user profile wiki page and use that JIRA macro, specifying a fake JIRA URL that returns an XML specifying a DOCTYPE pointing to a local file on the XWiki server host and displaying that file's content in one of the returned JIRA fields (such as the summary or description for example).

For example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE foo [ <!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM "file:///etc/passwd"> ]>
<rss version="0.92">
...
    <item>
      <title>&xxe;</title>
      <link>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XE-307</link>
      <project id="10222" key="XE">{RETIRED} XWiki Enterprise</project>
      <description>&xxe;</description>
      <environment/>
...

Patches

The vulnerability has been patched in the JIRA Extension v8.6.5.

Workarounds

No easy workaround except to upgrade (which is easy using the XWiki Extension Manager).

References

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Record
GHSA-wc53-4255-gw3f
CVSS 3.1
7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.7

The XWiki JIRA extension provides various integration points between XWiki and JIRA (macros, UI, CKEditor plugin). If the JIRA macro is installed, any logged in XWiki user could edit his/her user profile wiki page and use that JIRA macro, specifying a fake JIRA URL that returns an XML specifying a DOCTYPE pointing to a local file on the XWiki server host and displaying that file's content in one of the returned JIRA fields (such as the summary or description for example). The vulnerability has been patched in the JIRA Extension v8.6.5.

Record
CVE-2025-31487
CVSS 3.1
7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.7

The XWiki JIRA extension allows data leak through an XXE attack by using a fake JIRA server

The XWiki JIRA extension provides various integration points between XWiki and JIRA (macros, UI, CKEditor plugin). If the JIRA macro is installed, any logged in XWiki user could edit his/her user profile wiki page and use that JIRA macro, specifying a fake JIRA URL that returns an XML specifying a DOCTYPE pointing to a local file on the XWiki server host and displaying that file's content in one of the returned JIRA fields (such as the summary or description for example). The vulnerability has been patched in the JIRA Extension v8.6.5.

Record
CVE-2025-31487
CVSS 3.1
7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wc53-4255-gw3f 7.7

The XWiki JIRA extension allows data leak through an XXE attack by using a fake JIRA server

Impact

If the JIRA macro is installed, any logged in XWiki user could edit his/her user profile wiki page and use that JIRA macro, specifying a fake JIRA URL that returns an XML specifying a DOCTYPE pointing to a local file on the XWiki server host and displaying that file's content in one of the returned JIRA fields (such as the summary or description for example).

For example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE foo [ <!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM "file:///etc/passwd"> ]>
<rss version="0.92">
...
    <item>
      <title>&xxe;</title>
      <link>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XE-307</link>
      <project id="10222" key="XE">{RETIRED} XWiki Enterprise</project>
      <description>&xxe;</description>
      <environment/>
...

Patches

The vulnerability has been patched in the JIRA Extension v8.6.5.

Workarounds

No easy workaround except to upgrade (which is easy using the XWiki Extension Manager).

References

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Record
GHSA-wc53-4255-gw3f
CVSS 3.1
7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.xwiki.contrib.jira:jira-macro-default
Maven
 4.2 up to 8.5.6
8.5.6

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-31487 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Atlassian Jira, published April 3, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in org.xwiki.contrib.jira:jira-macro-default 8.5.6.

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