XWiki leaks password hashes and other accessible password properties

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS 4.0

7.1 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N · score source

EPSS

• CVE-2025-54124: 0.48% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 41.50 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Impact Any user with edit right on a page of the wiki can create an XClass with a database list property that references a password property, for example the password hash that is stored for users. When adding an object of that XClass, the content of that password property is displayed. In practice, with a standard rights setup, this means that any user with an account on the wiki can access password hashes of all users, and possibly other password properties (with hashed or plain storage) that are on pages that the user can view. Patches This vulnerability has been pached in XWiki 16.4.7, 16.10.5, and 17.2.0 by disallowing the use of password properties in database list properties. Additionally, queries for email properties are disallowed, too, when email obfuscation is enabled. Workarounds We're not aware of any workarounds.

Published by the source

5 Aug 2025, 17:12 UTC

Last modified by the source

6 Aug 2025, 14:31 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 16:39 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-r38m-cgpg-qj69

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2025-54124

Advisory: XWiki leaks password hashes and other accessible password properties
IDs: CVE-2025-54124, GHSA-r38m-cgpg-qj69
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2025-54124 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:39 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.1)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore 17.2.0-rc-1, 16.10.5, 16.4.7; org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore 17.2.0-rc-1, 16.10.5, 16.4.7. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore: affected >= 9.8-rc-1, < 16.4.7; >= 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.10.5; >= 17.0.0-rc-1, < 17.2.0-rc-1; fixed in 17.2.0-rc-1, 16.10.5, 16.4.7
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore: affected >= 9.8-rc-1, < 16.4.7; >= 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.10.5; >= 17.0.0-rc-1, < 17.2.0-rc-1; fixed in 17.2.0-rc-1, 16.10.5, 16.4.7

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore: check the installed version with your package manager.
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r38m-cgpg-qj69 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-r38m-cgpg-qj69 lists affected ranges: Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore >=9.8-rc-1 =16.5.0-rc-1 =17.0.0-rc-1 =9.8-rc-1 =16.5.0-rc-1 =17.0.0-rc-1 <17.2.0-rc-1)

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