CVE-2025-53835

CRITICAL

XWiki Rendering <14.10 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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). Starting in version 5.4.5 and prior to version 14.10, the XHTML syntax depended on the `xdom+xml/current` syntax which allows the creation of raw blocks that permit the insertion of arbitrary HTML content including JavaScript. This allows XSS attacks for users who can edit a document like their user profile (enabled by default). This has been fixed in version 14.10 by removing the dependency on the `xdom+xml/current` syntax from the XHTML syntax. Note that the `xdom+xml` syntax is still vulnerable to this attack. As it's main purpose is testing and its use is quite difficult, this syntax shouldn't be installed or used on a regular wiki. There are no known workarounds apart from upgrading.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.0
EPSS 0.0174
EPSS Percentile 82.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-80 CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
org.xwiki.rendering/xwiki-rendering-syntax-xhtml 5.4.5 - 14.10Maven
xwiki/xwiki 5.4.5 - 14.10
Published Jul 14, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026