XWiki Platform's searchDocuments API allows for SQL injection (xwiki xwiki-platform)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.68 % · percentile 52 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions between 17.0.0-rc1 to 17.2.2 and versions 16.10.5 and below, it's possible to execute any SQL query in Oracle by using the function like DBMS_XMLGEN or DBMS_XMLQUERY. The XWiki#searchDocuments APIs pass queries directly to Hibernate without sanitization. Even when these APIs enforce a specific SELECT clause, attackers can still inject malicious code through HQL's native function support in other parts of the query (such as the WHERE clause). This is fixed in versions 16.10.6 and 17.3.0-rc-1.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-p9qm-p942-q3w5
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/7313dc9b533c70f14b7672379c8b3b63d1fd8f51
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/7c4087d44ac550610b2fa413dd4f5375409265a5
- https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/arpls/DBMS_XMLGEN.html
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22728
- https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/ReleaseNotes/Data/XWiki/16.10.6
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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 | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-p9qm-p942-q3w5 — XWiki Platform vulnerable to SQL injection through XWiki#searchDocuments API
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-22764
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-54385
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 16.10.6cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 17.0.0 ≤ 17.2.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| xwiki · xwiki-platform | affected < 16.10.6 ; affected >= 17.0.0-rc1, < 17.3.0-rc-1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |