CVE-2025-49586 XWiki allows remote code execution through preview of XClass changes in AWM editor

What is CVE-2025-49586?

CVE-2025-49586 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 13 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

XWiki is an open-source wiki software platform. Any XWiki user with edit right on at least one App Within Minutes application (the default for all users XWiki) can obtain programming right/perform remote code execution by editing the application. This vulnerability has been fixed in XWiki 17.0.0, 16.4.7, and 16.10.3.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49586?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore. It affects 1 product.

Products include Xwiki Xwiki.

How do I fix CVE-2025-49586?

Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to a fixed version for your release line: 16.10.3, 17.0.0 or 16.4.7.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2025-49586 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-49586 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Xwiki Xwiki

• CVE-2025-24893 XWiki Platform Eval Injection Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-53836 XWiki Rendering is vulnerable to RCE attacks when processing nested macros Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-55662 XWiki allows remote code execution through the extension sheet Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-55877 XWiki allows remote code execution from account through macro descriptions and XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-37901 XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet Critical 10.0

All Xwiki Xwiki vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-jp4x-w9cj-97q7.