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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-32969

XWiki xwiki Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Published Apr 23, 2025 · catalog updated Sep 4, 2025 · XWiki xwiki Improper Neutralization

Patch now

CVE-2025-32969 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm XWiki xwiki Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (XWiki xwiki Improper Neutralization).
Severity
Critical9.3
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
80.01%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor XWiki xwiki · vendor xwiki xwiki-platform 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.10.1

XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 1.8 and prior to 15.10.16, 16.4.6, and 16.10.1, it is possible for a remote unauthenticated user to escape from the HQL execution context and perform a blind SQL injection to execute arbitrary SQL statements on the database backend, including when "Prevent unregistered users from viewing pages, regardless of the page rights" and "Prevent unregistered users from editing pages, regardless of the page rights" options are enabled. Depending on the used database backend, the attacker may be able to not only obtain confidential information VulnCheck canary evidence.

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  • vendor XWiki xwikiversion unspecified
  • vendor xwiki xwiki-platform 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.10.116.5.0-rc-1, < 16.10.1

How to fix CVE-2025-32969

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-32969 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm XWiki xwiki Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with xwiki xwiki-platform 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.10.1 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.10.1. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 80.01%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 4, 2025 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 1.8 and prior to 15.10.16, 16.4.6, and 16.10.1, it is possible for a remote unauthenticated user to escape from the HQL execution context and perform a blind SQL injection to execute arbitrary SQL statements on the database backend, including when "Prevent unregistered users from viewing pages, regardless of the page rights" and "Prevent

  2. Sep 4, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-32969

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-32969

    30-day exploitation probability 80.0%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-12170

    XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 1.8 and prior to 15.10.16, 16.4.6, and 16.10.1, it is possible for a remote unauthenticated user to escape from the HQL execution context and perform a blind SQL injection to execute arbitrary SQL statements on the datab

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-32969

    XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 1.8 and prior to 15.10.16, 16.4.6, and 16.10.1, it is possible for a remote unauthenticated user to escape from the HQL execution context and perform a blind SQL injection to execute arbitrary SQL statements on the datab

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.