xwiki-platform up to 15.10.15/16.4.5/16.10.0 sql injection

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in xwiki-platform up to 15.10.15/16.4.5/16.10.0. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in sql injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-32968. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in xwiki-platform up to 15.10.15/16.4.5/16.10.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-32968 since 04/14/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 15.10.16, 16.4.6 or 16.10.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Content Management System

Name

• xwiki-platform

Version

• 15.10.0
• 15.10.1
• 15.10.2
• 15.10.3
• 15.10.4
• 15.10.5
• 15.10.6
• 15.10.7
• 15.10.8
• 15.10.9
• 15.10.10
• 15.10.11
• 15.10.12
• 15.10.13
• 15.10.14
• 15.10.15
• 16.0
• 16.1
• 16.2
• 16.3
• 16.4
• 16.4.0
• 16.4.1
• 16.4.2
• 16.4.3
• 16.4.4
• 16.4.5
• 16.5
• 16.6
• 16.7
• 16.8
• 16.9
• 16.10.0

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