{"id":33984,"date":"2025-04-30T17:10:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:10:56","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-26T20:58:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T02:58:56","slug":"cve-2025-32969-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-xwiki-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32969-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-xwiki-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-32969: Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability in XWiki Platform<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-32969 is a severe security vulnerability discovered in the XWiki platform, a widely used generic wiki software. This vulnerability threatens the security and integrity of organizations that utilize the XWiki platform and could potentially lead to a system compromise or data leakage. Given the severity score of 9.8 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), it is crucial for affected organizations to understand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/unpacking-the-cybersecurity-resources-ncua-a-comprehensive-analysis-of-the-event-its-implications-and-mitigation-strategies\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39384\">implications of this vulnerability and take immediate steps to mitigate<\/a> its risks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-32969<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/yale-new-haven-health-system-data-breach-a-comprehensive-analysis-of-a-cybersecurity-breach-impacting-5-5-million-patients\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39035\">system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1748084910\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>XWiki | 1.8 to 15.10.16, 16.4.6, 16.10.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability lies in the ability for an unauthenticated remote user to escape from the HQL (Hibernate Query Language) execution context and perform a blind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31351-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38509\">SQL injection<\/a>. Despite security measures to prevent unregistered users from viewing or editing pages, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32822-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38530\">vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL<\/a> statements on the database backend. Depending on the database backend used, the attacker may not only gain access to confidential information such as password hashes but also execute UPDATE\/INSERT\/DELETE queries, potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32843-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic-leading-to-authorization-bypass-and-data-manipulation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39034\">leading to system compromise or data<\/a> leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1458606662\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>This is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited, a hypothetical HTTP request with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31353-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38522\">SQL injection<\/a> payload:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/xwiki\/bin\/view\/Main\/ HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nid=1%27+UNION+SELECT+1,2,group_concat(username,0x3a,password)+FROM+xwikircsuser%27--<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the malicious payload `id=1%27+UNION+SELECT+1,2,group_concat(username,0x3a,password)+FROM+xwikircsuser%27&#8211;` is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32475-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38527\">SQL injection<\/a> that retrieves usernames and password hashes from the `xwikircsuser` table.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given the high <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1290-high-severity-race-condition-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-kernel-5-4-on-chromeos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41786\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a>, it is strongly recommended to upgrade to versions 16.10.1, 16.4.6, or 15.10.16 of XWiki, where this issue has been patched. As there is no known workaround, organizations that are unable to upgrade immediately should consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31100-unrestricted-file-upload-leads-to-web-shell-deployment-in-mojoomla-school-management\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84755\">deploying a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary measure to mitigate the risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-32969 is a severe security vulnerability discovered in the XWiki platform, a widely used generic wiki software. This vulnerability threatens the security and integrity of organizations that utilize the XWiki platform and could potentially lead to a system compromise or data leakage. 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