CVE-2025-52472 XWiki Platform vulnerable to HQL injection via wiki and space search REST API
Attackers can inject HQL queries via the REST search API to read or modify data in XWiki Platform.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-52472?
CVE-2025-52472 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in xwiki-platform, published on 6 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Starting in version 4.3-milestone-1 and prior to versions 16.10.9, 17.4.2, and 17.5.0, the REST search URL is vulnerable to HQL injection via the `orderField` parameter. The specified value is added twice in the query, though, once in the field list for the select and once in the order clause, so it's not that easy to exploit. The part of the query between the two fields can be enclosed in single quotes to effectively remove them, but the query still needs to remain valid with the query two times in it. This has been patched in versions 17.5.0, 17.4.2, and 16.10.9. No known workarounds are available.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52472?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 17.0.0-rc-1 | 17.4.2 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 17.0.0-rc-1 | 17.4.2 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 4.3-milestone-1 | 16.10.9 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 4.3-milestone-1 | 16.10.9 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-52472?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server to a fixed version for your release line: 17.4.2 or 16.10.9.
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-2025-52472 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-52472 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gprp-h92g-gc2h.