CVE-2024-56158 XWiki allows SQL injection in query endpoint of REST API with Oracle
Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL queries via the REST API when using Oracle, allowing data access or modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-56158?
CVE-2024-56158 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 12 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
XWiki is a generic wiki platform. It's possible to execute any SQL query in Oracle by using the function like DBMS_XMLGEN or DBMS_XMLQUERY. The XWiki query validator does not sanitize functions that would be used in a simple select and Hibernate allows using any native function in an HQL query. This vulnerability is fixed in 16.10.2, 16.4.7, and 15.10.16.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56158?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 1.0 | 15.10.16 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 1.0 | 15.10.16 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 16.0.0-rc-1 | 16.4.7 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 16.0.0-rc-1 | 16.4.7 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 16.5.0-rc-1 | 16.10.2 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore Maven | From 16.5.0-rc-1 | 16.10.2 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2024-56158?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to a fixed version for your release line: 15.10.16, 16.4.7 or 16.10.2.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2024-56158 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56158 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Xwiki Xwiki
- CVE-2025-24893 XWiki Platform Eval Injection
- CVE-2025-53836 XWiki Rendering is vulnerable to RCE attacks when processing nested macros
- CVE-2024-55662 XWiki allows remote code execution through the extension sheet
- CVE-2024-55877 XWiki allows remote code execution from account through macro descriptions and XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList
- CVE-2024-37901 XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet
Sources
Also known as GHSA-prwh-7838-xf82.