XWiki Remote Macros vulnerable to remote code execution using the ConfluenceLayoutSection macro
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
XWiki Remote Macros provides XWiki rendering macros that are useful when migrating content from Confluence. Starting in version 1.0 and prior to version 1.26.5, missing escaping of the ac:type in the ConfluenceLayoutSection macro allows remote code execution for any user who can edit any page The classes parameter is used without escaping in XWiki syntax, thus allowing XWiki syntax injection which enables remote code execution. Version 1.26.5 has a fix for the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xwiki-pro-macros (xwikisas) Fixed in 1.26.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-55729
References
Other 4
- https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/security/advisories/GHSA-22xj-jpjg-gpgw
- https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/commit/06e6cf3893227527d0242a11e390642178d9df05
- https://github.com/xwikisas/xwiki-pro-macros/blob/93ac1a38c829e3ef787379b2b45eb043a573e5f7/xwiki-pro-macros-confluence-bridges/xwiki-pro-macros-confluence-bridges-ui/src/main/resources/Confluence/Macros/ConfluenceLayoutSection.xml#L518
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20449
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- 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
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