XWiki Blog Application home page vulnerable to Stored XSS via Post Title
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The XWiki blog application allows users of the XWiki platform to create and manage blog posts. Versions starting with 9.15 and prior to 9.15.7 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the Blog Post Title. The vulnerability arises because the post title is injected directly into the HTML <title> tag without proper escaping. An attacker with permissions to create or edit blog posts can inject malicious JavaScript into the title field. This script will execute in the browser of any user (including administrators) who views the blog post. This leads to potential session hijacking or privilege escalation. The vulnerability has been patched in the blog application version 9.15.7 by adding missing escaping. No known workarounds are available.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 | application-blog-ui | 9.15 to before 9.15.7 | 9.15.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.xwiki.contrib.blog:application-blog-ui (Maven) | 9.15 to before 9.15.7 | 9.15.7 | Patch available | GHSA-h2xq-h7f9-vh6c |
- application-blog-ui VendorXWiki Affected 9.15 to before 9.15.7 Fixed in 9.15.7 Patch available CNA
- org.xwiki.contrib.blog:application-blog-ui (Maven) Vendor— Affected 9.15 to before 9.15.7 Fixed in 9.15.7 Patch available GHSA-h2xq-h7f9-vh6c
Remediation
- Fix · CNA application-blog-ui (xwiki-contrib) Fixed in 9.15.7
- Fix · GHSA-h2xq-h7f9-vh6c org.xwiki.contrib.blog:application-blog-ui (Maven) Fixed in 9.15.7 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-66024
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h2xq-h7f9-vh6c
References
Patch 1
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2025-66024 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-66024 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h2xq-h7f9-vh6c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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