Missing Authorization in XWiki platform - CVE-2025-32968
Published: April 23, 2025 / Updated: May 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129874
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-32968
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: XWiki
Affected software:
XWiki platform
XWiki platform
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL statements and disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in the script query API when processing short form select requests. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted query to execute arbitrary SQL statements and disclose sensitive information.
Exploitation requires SCRIPT right and allows escaping the HQL execution context; depending on the database backend, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE queries may also be possible.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-32968
Install security update from vendor's website.