CVE-2025-23025

Privilege escalation (PR) through realtime WYSIWYG editing in XWiki

Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. NOTE: The Realtime WYSIWYG Editor extension was **experimental**, and thus **not recommended**, in the versions affected by this vulnerability. It has become enabled by default, and thus recommended, starting with XWiki 16.9.0. A user with only **edit right** can join a realtime editing session where others, that where already there or that may join later, have **script** or **programming** access rights. This user can then insert **script rendering macros** that are executed for those users in the realtime session that have script or programming rights. The inserted scripts can be used to gain more access rights. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.10.2, 16.4.1 and 16.6.0-rc-1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may either disable the realtime WYSIWYG editing by disabling the ``xwiki-realtime`` CKEditor plugin from the WYSIWYG editor administration section or uninstall the Realtime WYSIWYG Editorextension (org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-realtime-wysiwyg-ui).

Category

9.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 4.77% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory xwiki.org
Affected: xwiki xwiki-platform
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-23025?
CVE-2025-23025 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-23025?
To fix CVE-2025-23025, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-23025 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2025-23025 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-23025?
CVE-2025-23025 affects xwiki xwiki-platform.
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