The XWiki JIRA extension allows data leak through an XXE attack by using a fake JIRA server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The XWiki JIRA extension provides various integration points between XWiki and JIRA (macros, UI, CKEditor plugin). If the JIRA macro is installed, any logged in XWiki user could edit his/her user profile wiki page and use that JIRA macro, specifying a fake JIRA URL that returns an XML specifying a DOCTYPE pointing to a local file on the XWiki server host and displaying that file's content in one of the returned JIRA fields (such as the summary or description for example). The vulnerability has been patched in the JIRA Extension v8.6.5.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XWiki | jira | 4.2 to before 8.5.6 | 8.5.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.xwiki.contrib.jira:jira-macro-default (Maven) | 4.2 to before 8.5.6 | 8.5.6 | Patch available | GHSA-wc53-4255-gw3f |
- jira VendorXWiki Affected 4.2 to before 8.5.6 Fixed in 8.5.6 Patch available CNA
- org.xwiki.contrib.jira:jira-macro-default (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.2 to before 8.5.6 Fixed in 8.5.6 Patch available GHSA-wc53-4255-gw3f
Remediation
- Fix · CNA jira (xwiki-contrib) Fixed in 8.5.6
- Fix · GHSA-wc53-4255-gw3f org.xwiki.contrib.jira:jira-macro-default (Maven) Fixed in 8.5.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-31487
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wc53-4255-gw3f
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/jira/security/advisories/GHSA-wc53-4255-gw3f
- https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/jira/commit/5049e352d16f8356734de70daf1202301f170ee6
- https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/jira/commit/98a74c2a516b42689c73b13ecd94e9c1998fa9cb
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/JIRA-49
- https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/jira
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-31487 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-31487 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wc53-4255-gw3f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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