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CVE-2025-49586: XWiki allows remote code execution through preview of XClass changes in AWM editor

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

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.

Affected products

• xwiki-platform: from 7.3 before 16.4.7; from 16.5.0 before 16.10.3; 7.2-milestone2, 7.2-milestone3, 17.0.0-rc1 — fixed in 16.10.3, 16.4.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: xwiki-platform 16.10.3, 16.4.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/ef978315649cf83eae396021bb33603a1a5f7e42
• https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-jp4x-w9cj-97q7
• https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22719

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