CVE-2025-32968: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore allows SQL injection in short form select requests through the script query API
Description
XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 1.6-milestone-1 to before 15.10.16, 16.4.6, and 16.10.1, it is possible for a user with SCRIPT right to escape from the HQL execution context and perform a blind SQL injection to execute arbitrary SQL statements on the database backend. Depending on the used database backend, the attacker may be able to not only obtain confidential information such as password hashes from the database, but also execute UPDATE/INSERT/DELETE queries. This issue has been patched in versions 16.10.1, 16.4.6 and 15.10.16. There is no known workaround, other than upgrading XWiki. The protection added to this REST API is the same as the one used to validate complete select queries, making it more consistent. However, while the script API always had this protection for complete queries, it's important to note that it's a very strict protection and some valid, but complex, queries might suddenly require the author to have programming right.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-32968
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 8.6
CVSS Vector: 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
Problem Types
CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')Affected Products
Vendor: xwiki
Product: xwiki-platform
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.15% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 36.34% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-05-22 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32968https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-g9jj-75mx-wjcx
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22718