SQL injection in XWiki platform - CVE-2025-52472
Published: May 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129892
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-52472
CWE-ID: CWE-89
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 attacker to execute arbitrary queries.
The vulnerability exists due to SQL injection in the wiki and space search REST API when processing the orderField parameter. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted REST request to execute arbitrary queries.
The injected value is added twice to the generated query, which makes exploitation more constrained but still possible.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-52472
Install security update from vendor's website.