{"id":33985,"date":"2025-04-30T18:11:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:11:28","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-10T18:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T18:19:09","slug":"cve-2025-32968-vulnerability-in-xwiki-platform-allows-sql-injection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32968-vulnerability-in-xwiki-platform-allows-sql-injection\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-32968: Vulnerability in XWiki platform allows SQL Injection<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently reported an alarming vulnerability, CVE-2025-32968, within the XWiki platform. XWiki is a widely used wiki platform used by businesses and organizations across the globe for collaborative work, information sharing, and document management. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-7224-openvpn-connect-vulnerability-in-macos-versions-3-0-to-3-4-6\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41201\">vulnerability lies within its versions<\/a> starting from 1.6-milestone-1 to before 15.10.16, 16.4.6, and 16.10.1. This vulnerability is significant because it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31351-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38510\">allows for a blind SQL<\/a> injection that could potentially compromise the system and lead to data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-32968<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3914-potential-arbitrary-file-uploads-and-system-compromise-in-aeropage-sync-for-airtable-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41202\">System compromise<\/a>, data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3563308653\" 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: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\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: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\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: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>XWiki | 1.6-milestone-1 to 15.10.16<br \/>\nXWiki | 1.6-milestone-1 to 16.4.6<br \/>\nXWiki | 1.6-milestone-1 to 16.10.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2160-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-pega-platform\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38506\">vulnerability works by allowing a user with SCRIPT<\/a> rights to escape from the HQL execution context, subsequently enabling them to perform a blind SQL injection. This means that they can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-40446-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-forkosh-mime-tex\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39883\">execute arbitrary<\/a> SQL statements on the database backend. Depending on the database used, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47663-unauthenticated-remote-attacker-gaining-full-access-due-to-improper-json-web-tokens-implementation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41626\">attacker might not only gain access<\/a> to confidential information like password hashes but can also execute UPDATE\/INSERT\/DELETE queries on the database.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1029204691\" 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>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability could be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = &#039;a&#039; OR &#039;1&#039;=&#039;1&#039;; --&#039; and password = &#039;...&#039;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31353-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38525\">SQL injection<\/a> example, the &#8216;OR &#8216;1&#8217;=&#8217;1&#8242; statement always evaluates to true, thus returning all user records, thereby bypassing any password requirement. This is a simplified example, and the actual malicious payload would be more complex and tailored to the specific system being targeted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently reported an alarming vulnerability, CVE-2025-32968, within the XWiki platform. XWiki is a widely used wiki platform used by businesses and organizations across the globe for collaborative work, information sharing, and document management. The vulnerability lies within its versions starting from 1.6-milestone-1 to before 15.10.16, 16.4.6, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[74],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-33985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-sql-injection"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33985"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36935,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33985\/revisions\/36935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33985"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=33985"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=33985"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=33985"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=33985"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=33985"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=33985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}