{"id":75917,"date":"2025-09-16T17:32:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T17:32:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-07T17:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T23:18:41","slug":"cve-2025-55730-escaping-vulnerability-in-xwiki-remote-macros-enabling-remote-code-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55730-escaping-vulnerability-in-xwiki-remote-macros-enabling-remote-code-execution\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-55730: Escaping Vulnerability in XWiki Remote Macros Enabling Remote Code Execution<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s digital age, security vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2025-55730, play an increasingly significant role. XWiki Remote Macros, a tool widely used for content migration from Confluence, has been identified as a source of a severe vulnerability. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22408-high-risk-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-rfc-utils\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84012\">vulnerability affects versions 1.0 to 1.26.4 of XWiki Remote<\/a> Macros. It allows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0074-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83579\">remote code execution<\/a>, a potent exploit that can lead to system compromise or data leakage, thereby threatening the security and privacy of users and organizations. Addressing this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54482-critical-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-the-biosig-project-libbiosig\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83389\">vulnerability promptly is critical<\/a> to maintaining the integrity and security of your systems and data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-55730<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 10.0)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9253-stack-based-buffer-overflow-on-linksys-wi-fi-range-extenders-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84266\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1706458158\" 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=\"89219\">XWiki Remote<\/a> Macros | 1.0 to 1.26.4<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9299-remote-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-m3-1-0-0-12\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84152\">vulnerability CVE-2025-55730 stems from poor input sanitization in XWiki Remote<\/a> Macros. Specifically, the title in the Confluence paste <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55728-xwiki-remote-macros-remote-code-execution-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89268\">code macro<\/a> isn&#8217;t properly escaped. As a result, it leaves an opening for an attacker to inject malicious XWiki syntax via the &#8216;classes&#8217; parameter, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22403-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery-cc\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83888\">remote code execution<\/a>. This means an attacker can run <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=\"83377\">arbitrary code<\/a> on the victim&#8217;s system, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-346229767\" 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&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. Please note, this is purely illustrative and not intended for malicious use:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/xwiki\/bin\/view\/XWiki\/Confluence HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\ntitle=&lt;&lt;malicious code&gt;&gt;&amp;classes=&lt;&lt;malicious XWiki Syntax&gt;&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a POST request with malicious code in the &#8216;title&#8217; and &#8216;classes&#8217; parameters, leading to remote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52353-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-badaso-cms-2-9-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83963\">code execution<\/a> on the server hosting XWiki Remote Macros.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most effective way of mitigating this vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch that was released with version 1.26.5 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48149-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-cook-meal\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84481\">XWiki<\/a> Remote Macros. In the interim, the utilization of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can also serve as temporary mitigation. However, these measures are not a substitute for patching the software as they may not fully protect against all possible exploitation techniques.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In today&#8217;s digital age, security vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2025-55730, play an increasingly significant role. XWiki Remote Macros, a tool widely used for content migration from Confluence, has been identified as a source of a severe vulnerability. This vulnerability affects versions 1.0 to 1.26.4 of XWiki Remote Macros. 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