XWiki Platform: Password and email exposure in xml.vm fields
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-359.
Summary
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. XWiki Platform Legacy Old Core and XWiki Platform Old Core versions 1.1 through 16.4.6, 16.5.0-rc-1 through 16.10.4 and 17.0.0-rc-1 through 17.1.0, the XML export of a page in XWiki that can be triggered by any user with view rights on a page by appending ?xpage=xml to the URL includes password and email properties stored on a document that aren't named password or email. This is fixed in versions 16.4.7, 16.10.5 and 17.2.0-rc-1. To work around this issue, the file templates/xml.vm in the deployed WAR can be deleted if the XML isn't needed. There isn't any feature in XWiki itself that depends on the XML export.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | xwiki-platform | 1.1 to before 16.4.7; 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.10.5; 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.2.0-rc-1 | 16.4.7, 16.10.5, 17.2.0-rc-1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) | 1.1 to before 16.4.7 | 16.4.7 | Patch available | GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) | 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.10.5 | 16.10.5 | Patch available | GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) | 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.2.0-rc-1 | 17.2.0-rc-1 | Patch available | GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) | 1.1 to before 16.4.7 | 16.4.7 | Patch available | GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) | 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.10.5 | 16.10.5 | Patch available | GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3 |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) | 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.2.0-rc-1 | 17.2.0-rc-1 | Patch available | GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3 |
- xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 1.1 to before 16.4.7; 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.10.5; 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.2.0-rc-1 Fixed in 16.4.7, 16.10.5, 17.2.0-rc-1 Patch available CNA
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.1 to before 16.4.7 Fixed in 16.4.7 Patch available GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.10.5 Fixed in 16.10.5 Patch available GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.2.0-rc-1 Fixed in 17.2.0-rc-1 Patch available GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.1 to before 16.4.7 Fixed in 16.4.7 Patch available GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.10.5 Fixed in 16.10.5 Patch available GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.2.0-rc-1 Fixed in 17.2.0-rc-1 Patch available GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 16.4.7, 16.10.5, 17.2.0-rc-1
- Fix · GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 16.4.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 16.10.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 17.2.0-rc-1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 16.4.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 16.10.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 17.2.0-rc-1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54125
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3
References
Advisory 3
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-54125 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-54125 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57q2-6cp4-9mq3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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