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CVE-2025-32429VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-32429: xwiki-platform · SQL Injection

Affects xwiki-platformSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · public exploit available (Exploit-DB) · 85% EPSS · CVSS 9.3 Critical · fixed in 16.10.6 : patch xwiki-platform as a priority.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
85.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 99% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 16.10.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 24 Jul 2025

  2. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  3. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by GitHub_M

    , 107 days before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. In Threat Radar

    record ingested

    , 25 minutes after disclosure

  4. First Exploit-DB entry (opens in a new tab)

    XWiki 14 - SQL Injection via getdeleteddocuments.vm

    , 4 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubxwiki/xwiki-platformpkg:github/xwiki/xwiki-platformOther threatsAffected–Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

1. Immediate upgrade to XWiki Platform versions 16.10.6 or later (including 17.3.0-rc-1 and beyond) to apply the official patch that addresses this SQL Injection vulnerability. 2. If immediate patching is not feasible, implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious input patterns targeting the 'sort' parameter, especially those containing SQL keywords or special characters used in ORDER BY clauses. 3. Conduct a thorough audit of all XWiki instances to identify vulnerable versions and isolate or restrict access to affected systems until patched. 4. Review and harden database permissions to limit the impact of potential SQL injection, ensuring the database user used by XWiki has the minimum necessary privileges. 5. Monitor application logs and network traffic for unusual queries or access patterns indicative of exploitation attempts. 6. Educate development and operations teams about secure coding practices, emphasizing input validation and parameterized queries to prevent similar vulnerabilities in custom extensions or integrations. 7. Consider deploying runtime application self-protection (RASP) solutions that can detect and block SQL injection attempts in real time.

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions 9.4-rc-1 through 16.10.5 and 17.0.0-rc-1 through 17.2.2, it's possible for anyone to inject SQL using the parameter sort of the getdeleteddocuments.vm. It's injected as is as an ORDER BY value. This is fixed in versions 16.10.6 and 17.3.0-rc-1.

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