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TI-2020-12024 Aliases CVE-2020-15252GHSA-5hv6-mh8q-q9v8

RCE in XWiki

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

In XWiki before version 12.5 and 11.10.6, any user with SCRIPT right (EDIT right before XWiki 7.4) can gain access to the application server Servlet context which contains tools allowing to instantiate arbitrary Java objects and invoke methods that may lead to arbitrary code execution. This is patched in XWiki 12.5 and XWiki 11.10.6.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03358 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed xwiki-platform (xwiki): 12.5, 11.10.6org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven): 11.10.6, 12.5

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
XWikixwiki-platform12.0 to before 12.5; before 11.10.612.5, 11.10.6Patch availableCNA
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven)before 11.10.611.10.6Patch availableGHSA-5hv6-mh8q-q9v8
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven)12.0 to before 12.512.5Patch availableGHSA-5hv6-mh8q-q9v8
  • xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 12.0 to before 12.5; before 11.10.6 Fixed in 12.5, 11.10.6 Patch available CNA
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 11.10.6 Fixed in 11.10.6 Patch available GHSA-5hv6-mh8q-q9v8
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 12.0 to before 12.5 Fixed in 12.5 Patch available GHSA-5hv6-mh8q-q9v8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 11.10.6; 12.0 to before 12.5VulnerableXWiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.10.6; 12.0 to before 12.5 Vulnerable ·XWiki

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 12.5, 11.10.6
  • Fix · GHSA-5hv6-mh8q-q9v8 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 11.10.6 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-5hv6-mh8q-q9v8 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 12.5 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15252
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hv6-mh8q-q9v8

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2025-18595 Remote code execution as guest via SolrSearchMacros request in xwiki KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-25214 Remote code execution through the section parameter in Administration as guest in XWiki Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-23500 XWiki Platform vulnerable to SQL injection through getdeleteddocuments.vm template sort parameter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-23979 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server allows SQL injection in query endpoint of REST API CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2024-20829 XWiki Platform: Remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestSourceSheet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2024-14375 XWiki Remote Code Execution vulnerability via user registration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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Sources

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