CVE-2025-32974Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Privileged script execution via unanalyzed TextArea content

Published Apr 30, 2025 · Updated Apr 30, 2025

Privilege escalation in affected XWiki Platform releases allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts through stored TextArea content. DefaultObjectRequiredRightAnalyzer converts an absent TextArea content type to null and skips nonblank content instead of analyzing it as wiki text. A low-privileged author must store a malicious Velocity macro and wait for a script-, admin-, or programming-rights user to edit the page, after which the macro runs with elevated rights across the installation.

CVSS severity9.0
Critical
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in affected XWiki Platform releases allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts through stored TextArea content. DefaultObjectRequiredRightAnalyzer converts an absent TextArea content type to null and skips nonblank content instead of analyzing it as wiki text. A low-privileged author must store a malicious Velocity macro and wait for a script-, admin-, or programming-rights user to edit the page, after which the macro runs with elevated rights across the installation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-32974
Published
Apr 30, 2025
Updated
Apr 30, 2025
Vendor
CryptPad
Product
XWiki Platform
Classifications
CWE-116, CWE-269, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 15.9-rc-1, < 15.10.8
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 16.0.0-rc-1, < 16.2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

CryptPad · XWiki Platformversion=>= 15.9-rc-1, < 15.10.8; version=>= 16.0.0-rc-1, < 16.2.0

Published CVSS scores

9.0GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.0NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-116Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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