{"id":75915,"date":"2025-09-16T15:32:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:32:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-07T17:37:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T23:37:00","slug":"cve-2025-55728-xwiki-remote-macros-remote-code-execution-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55728-xwiki-remote-macros-remote-code-execution-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-55728: XWiki Remote Macros Remote Code Execution Vulnerability<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, we will delve into the recently discovered CVE-2025-55728 vulnerability that directly affects XWiki Remote Macros. This vulnerability is significant due to its ability to enable remote code execution in XWiki, a widely-used open-source wiki software. Given the popularity of XWiki across various sectors including education, business, and government, the impact of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50972-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-abantecart-1-4-2-with-a-high-severity-score\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83546\">vulnerability could potentially be far-reaching and severe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-55728<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical, CVSS Score 10.0<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Potential system compromise or data leakage through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0074-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83577\">remote code execution<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1196407832\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55727-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-xwiki-remote-macros\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89220\">XWiki Remote<\/a> Macros | 1.0 to 1.26.4<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability lies in the missing escaping of the &#8216;classes&#8217; parameter in the panel macro of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22408-high-risk-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-rfc-utils\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84013\">XWiki<\/a> Remote Macros. This parameter is used without proper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55730-escaping-vulnerability-in-xwiki-remote-macros-enabling-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89280\">escaping in XWiki<\/a> syntax, which leads to XWiki syntax injection. An attacker who can edit any page can exploit this security flaw to execute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54485-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-the-biosig-project-libbiosig-opens-door-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83385\">arbitrary code<\/a> on the server running XWiki. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22403-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery-cc\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83892\">code execution<\/a> occurs under the privileges of the user running the XWiki service, which could potentially lead to a total system compromise if the service is running with high-level privileges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-670164579\" 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>Below is a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8592-wordpress-inspiro-theme-vulnerability-to-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85446\">vulnerability might be exploited using an HTTP POST request<\/a> to inject malicious code:<\/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\nform_token=abc123&amp;editor=wiki&amp;content={{velocity}}$xwiki.panelRenderer.renderPanelFromWiki(&quot;Main.Panel&quot;, {&quot;classes&quot;:&quot;com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.skinx.JsSkinExtensionPlugin&quot;}){{\/velocity}}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, the `classes` parameter is used to call the `com.xpn.xwiki.plugin.skinx.JsSkinExtensionPlugin` class, which could allow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52353-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-badaso-cms-2-9-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83957\">execution of arbitrary JavaScript code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Remediation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55729-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-xwiki-remote-macros\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89276\">XWiki Remote<\/a> Macros are advised to upgrade to version 1.26.5 or later as it contains a patch for the issue. As a temporary mitigation measure, a WAF (Web Application Firewall) or IDS (Intrusion Detection System) can be used to detect and block attacks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1740-excessive-authentication-attempts-vulnerability-in-akinsoft-myrezzta\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86784\">attempting to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, this should not replace the need for applying the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In this blog post, we will delve into the recently discovered CVE-2025-55728 vulnerability that directly affects XWiki Remote Macros. This vulnerability is significant due to its ability to enable remote code execution in XWiki, a widely-used open-source wiki software. 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