CVE-2025-66474
XWiki vulnerable to remote code execution through insufficient protection against {{/html}} injection
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 10, 2025, 10:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 19, 2025, 5:13 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update XWiki Rendering to version 16.10.10.
- Update XWiki Rendering to version 17.4.3.
- Update XWiki Rendering to version 17.6.0-rc-1.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-66474.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/12b780ccd5bca5fc8f74f46648d7e02fa04fbc11 | Patch |
| https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-rendering/commit/9b71a2ee035815cfc29cebbfe81dbdd98f941d49 | Patch |
| https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-rendering/security/advisories/GHSA-9xc6-c2rm-f27p | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-693 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-792 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-793 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-23378 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-693 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-792 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-793 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-66474 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-66474
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-66474 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 19, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-94 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki-rendering:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.10.10 *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki-rendering:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0.0 up to (excluding) 17.4.3 *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki-rendering:17.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki-rendering:17.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/12b780ccd5bca5fc8f74f46648d7e02fa04fbc11 Types: Patch Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-rendering/commit/9b71a2ee035815cfc29cebbfe81dbdd98f941d49 Types: Patch Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-rendering/security/advisories/GHSA-9xc6-c2rm-f27p Types: Patch, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-693 Types: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-792 Types: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-793 Types: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-693 Types: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-23378 Types: Patch, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-793 Types: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-792 Types: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Dec. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-693 Added Reference https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-792 Added Reference https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-793 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 10, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-95 Added Reference https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/12b780ccd5bca5fc8f74f46648d7e02fa04fbc11 Added Reference https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-rendering/commit/9b71a2ee035815cfc29cebbfe81dbdd98f941d49 Added Reference https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-rendering/security/advisories/GHSA-9xc6-c2rm-f27p Added Reference https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-693 Added Reference https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-792 Added Reference https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XRENDERING-793 Added Reference https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-23378