CVE-2025-31487 The XWiki JIRA extension allows data leak through an XXE attack by using a fake JIRA server
Logged-in users can leak local server files by configuring the JIRA macro to point to a malicious XML server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-31487?
CVE-2025-31487 is a high-severity vulnerability in xwiki-contrib jira, published on 3 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The XWiki JIRA extension provides various integration points between XWiki and JIRA (macros, UI, CKEditor plugin). If the JIRA macro is installed, any logged in XWiki user could edit his/her user profile wiki page and use that JIRA macro, specifying a fake JIRA URL that returns an XML specifying a DOCTYPE pointing to a local file on the XWiki server host and displaying that file's content in one of the returned JIRA fields (such as the summary or description for example). The vulnerability has been patched in the JIRA Extension v8.6.5.
Weakness: CWE-611
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31487?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.contrib.jira:jira-macro-default.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.contrib.jira:jira-macro-default Maven | From 4.2 | 8.5.6 |
org.xwiki.contrib.jira:jira-macro-default Maven | From 4.2 | 8.5.6 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-31487?
Upgrade org.xwiki.contrib.jira:jira-macro-default to 8.5.6 or later.
Is CVE-2025-31487 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31487 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wc53-4255-gw3f.