CVE-2025-66474: xwiki-rendering · Eval Injection
Affects xwiki-renderingSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 16.10.10 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 63% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 16.10.10
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
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
Upgrade org.xwiki/xwiki-rendering to 16.10.10.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Mavenorg.xwiki/xwiki-renderingpkg:maven/org.xwiki/xwiki-renderingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
1. Immediate upgrade to patched versions of XWiki Rendering: 16.10.10, 17.4.3, or 17.6.0-rc-1 as applicable. 2. Restrict edit permissions strictly to trusted users; review and minimize the number of users with rights to edit profiles or wiki pages. 3. Implement application-level input validation and sanitization to detect and block script macro injections, especially those involving Groovy or Python code. 4. Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious payloads targeting the {{/html}} injection vector. 5. Monitor wiki server logs for unusual macro execution or unauthorized profile edits indicative of exploitation attempts. 6. Isolate the wiki server within a segmented network zone with limited access to critical backend systems to contain potential compromises. 7. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on wiki platforms to identify and remediate similar injection flaws. 8. Educate users about the risks of unauthorized content editing and enforce strong authentication and session management to prevent account takeover. 9. Backup wiki content regularly and verify integrity to enable rapid recovery in case of data tampering or deletion.
Description
XWiki Rendering is a generic rendering system that converts textual input in a given syntax (wiki syntax, HTML, etc) into another syntax (XHTML, etc). Versions 16.10.9 and below, 17.0.0-rc-1 through 17.4.2 and 17.5.0-rc-1 through 17.5.0 have insufficient protection against {{/html}} injection, which attackers can exploit through RCE. Any user who can edit their own profile or any other document can execute arbitrary script macros, including Groovy and Python macros, which enable remote code execution as well as unrestricted read and write access to all wiki contents. This issue is fixed in versions 16.10.10, 17.4.3 and 17.6.0-rc-1.
References
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-rendering/security/advisories/GHSA-9xc6-c2rm-f27p (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/12b780ccd5bca5fc8f74f46648d7e02fa04fbc11 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-rendering/commit/9b71a2ee035815cfc29cebbfe81dbdd98f941d49 (opens in a new tab)
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-693 (opens in a new tab)
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-792 (opens in a new tab)
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-793 (opens in a new tab)
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-23378 (opens in a new tab)