XwikiApplication

CVE-2025-58049

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-28
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 16.4.8 / 16.10.7 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions from 14.4.2 to before 16.4.8, 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.10.7, and 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.0-rc-1, the PDF export jobs store sensitive cookies unencrypted in job statuses. XWiki shouldn't store passwords in plain text, and it shouldn't be possible to gain access to plain text passwords by gaining access to, e.g., a backup of the data directory. This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 16.4.8, 16.10.7, and 17.4.0-rc-1.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
XwikiApplication
Affected:>= 14.4.2, < 16.4.8>= 16.5.0, < 16.10.7>= 17.0.0, <= 17.3.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 16.4.8 / 16.10.7 or later
Fixed in 16.4.816.10.7
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Recommended fix High confidence

16.4.8 (for 14.x) or 16.10.7 (for 16.5-16.10) or 17.4.0-rc-1 (for 17.x)

  1. 1. Identify the current XWiki version by checking the distribution or the pom.xml file
  2. 2. Determine the appropriate upgrade path based on current version: if currently on 14.x, upgrade to 16.4.8 or later; if on 16.5.x-16.10.x, upgrade to 16.10.7 or later; if on 17.x, upgrade to 17.4.0-rc-1 or later
  3. 3. Backup the current XWiki data directory and database before performing the upgrade
  4. 4. Follow the standard XWiki upgrade procedure for the target version: stop the application server, replace the WAR file or update the Docker container, run any required database migrations, restart the application
  5. 5. Verify the upgrade by checking that the PDF export functionality works correctly and that sensitive cookies are no longer stored in plain text in job statuses
Caveat Review release notes for the target version to check for any breaking changes or migration requirements specific to your current version

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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