Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-24893 lets an unauthenticated visitor run arbitrary code on vulnerable XWiki installations through SolrSearch RSS handling. Because it can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability and is listed in CISA KEV, exposed XWiki systems should be treated as urgent remediation candidates.
Executive priority
Prioritize immediate remediation for any reachable XWiki instance. This is unauthenticated critical RCE with confirmed KEV status, so the business risk includes full wiki compromise, data exposure, service disruption, and attacker persistence.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-95 code evaluation in XWiki Platform SolrSearchMacros. A guest-accessible SolrSearch request can cause arbitrary remote code execution. Affected ranges are >=5.3-milestone-2 and <15.10.11, and >=16.0.0-rc-1 and <16.4.1. Fixed releases are 15.10.11, 16.4.1, and 16.5.0RC1.
Likely exposure
Highest exposure is guest-accessible or internet-facing XWiki Platform instances running the affected version ranges. Authentication is not required, so public search endpoints materially increase risk. Internal-only deployments still matter because compromise can affect the whole XWiki installation.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV inclusion supports active exploitation. The vendor advisory describes unauthenticated RCE and a validation indicator, but this assessment does not include exploit steps. Treat vulnerable reachable instances as already at elevated risk until upgraded or mitigated.
Researcher notes
Evidence is strong for affected versions, CVSS 9.8 severity, unauthenticated attack surface, fixed releases, and workaround direction. The bundle does not provide environment-specific indicators of compromise or details on observed attacker campaigns beyond CISA KEV status.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade XWiki to 15.10.11, 16.4.1, 16.5.0RC1, or later fixed releases.
- If upgrade is blocked, apply the vendor-documented SolrSearchMacros rawResponse workaround.
- Restrict unauthenticated access to XWiki while remediation is pending, where operationally feasible.
- Review exposed XWiki instances for unexpected changes, new users, and suspicious administrative activity.
- Monitor vendor advisory and CISA KEV guidance for updated response requirements.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all XWiki Platform instances and record exact versions.
- Compare versions against the two affected ranges in the advisory.
- Confirm SolrSearch is not guest-reachable on vulnerable deployments unless mitigated.
- Review logs for suspicious unauthenticated SolrSearch RSS requests and macro-like input.
- Verify patched systems contain the fixed SolrSearchMacros handling referenced by the vendor.
Public sources used
Michael Williams reviewed this cited source version on .
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- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-rr6p-3pfg-562jCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/67021db9b8ed26c2236a653269302a86bf01ef40CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/blob/568447cad5172d97d6bbcfda9f6183689c2cf086/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-search/xwiki-platform-search-solr/xwiki-platform-search-solr-ui/src/main/resources/Main/SolrSearchMacros.xml#L955CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/blob/67021db9b8ed26c2236a653269302a86bf01ef40/xwiki-platform-core/xwiki-platform-web/xwiki-platform-web-templates/src/main/resources/templates/macros.vm#L2824CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22149CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-24893CVE reference · government-resource
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