# CVE-2025-65036: XWiki Remote Macros vulnerable to remote code execution using the confluence details summary macro

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code via Velocity in Confluence details macros due to missing permission checks in XWiki Remote Macros.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-472x-fwh9-r82f

## What is CVE-2025-65036?

CVE-2025-65036 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in xwikisas xwiki-pro-macros, published on 5 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

XWiki Remote Macros provides XWiki rendering macros that are useful when migrating content from Confluence. Prior to 1.27.1, the macro executes Velocity from the details pages without checking for permissions, which can lead to remote code execution. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.27.1.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-65036?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xwiki Pro Macros.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-65036?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-65036 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-65036 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-65036 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in xwikisas xwiki-pro-macros

- [CVE-2025-55727](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-55727/): XWiki Remote Macros vulnerable to remote code execution from width parameter in the column macro (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-55728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-55728/): XWiki Remote Macros vulnerable to remote code execution using the panel macro (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-42489](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42489/): Pro Macros Remote Code Execution via Viewpdf and similar macros (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-65089](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-65089/): XWiki view file macro: User can view content of office file without view rights on the attachment (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-65036 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-65036 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in xwikisas xwiki-pro-macros, published on 5 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-65036 exists.

Affected product: xwikisas xwiki-pro-macros. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-65036/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-65036/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-65036
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65036
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-65036

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-65036/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.