Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-58049

Xwiki 14.4.2 – 16.4.8

Public PoC
Published
28 August 2025
Modified
17 June 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 5.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0037 29th percentile
Risk Priority 40 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-58049 is a medium-severity Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer (CWE-212) vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki. Its CVSS base score is 5.8 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Group Policy Preferences (T1552.006); ranked at the 29th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to IA-5 (Authenticator Management) and MP-6 (Media Sanitization) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

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…

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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.

CWE(s)
CWE-212CWE-257

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1552.006 Group Policy Preferences Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to find unsecured credentials in Group Policy Preferences (GPP).
attack.mitre.org →
T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
T1552.001 Credentials In Files Credential Access
Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
T1552.002 Credentials in Registry Credential Access
Adversaries may search the Registry on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
T1552.004 Private Keys Credential Access
Adversaries may search for private key certificate files on compromised systems for insecurely stored credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003 OS Credential Dumping Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to dump credentials to obtain account login and credential material, normally in the form of a hash or a clear text password.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

xwiki
xwiki
14.4.2 — 16.4.8 · 16.5.0 — 16.10.7 · 17.0.0 — 17.3.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 5 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V14.2.8
  • V14.3.3
  • V11.4.2
  • V11.4.4

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

IA-5 Authenticator Management good match

IA-5 requires proper management of authenticators including storage of passwords only in non-recoverable (hashed) form, directly stopping the weakness from existing.

MP-6 Media Sanitization good match

Requires sanitization of media before disposal, release, or reuse, directly stopping sensitive information from remaining in resources made available to unauthorized parties.

SI-19 De-identification good match

Mandates removal of specified PII elements from datasets before further use or sharing, addressing a subset of the improper-removal cases.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.DS-01 mostly match
prevents

Protecting data-at-rest with cryptographic hashes directly prevents recoverable password storage.

PR.DS-10 mostly match
prevents

Directly addresses removal of confidential data from process memory and similar in-use contexts before exposure.

PR.PS-06 partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices include requirements for non-recoverable password storage.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.17 Authentication information full match
degrades

Directly requires secure handling and protection of authentication information, preventing storage in recoverable formats.

A.8.10 Information deletion full match
degrades

Explicit information-deletion control directly addresses improper removal of sensitive data.

A.8.11 Data masking full match
prevents

Data-masking techniques can substitute for removal when full deletion is impractical.

A.8.5 Secure authentication full match
degrades

Mandates secure authentication mechanisms that preclude recoverable password storage.

A.8.33 Test information mostly match
prevents

Test-data protection rules require sanitization of production data used in testing.

A.5.12 Classification of information partial match
prevents

Classification identifies sensitive data that must be removed before storage or transfer.

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 8 (3 rules)
  • V-248579 OL 8 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer. prevents CWE-212
  • V-248580 OL 8 must prevent kernel profiling by unprivileged users. prevents CWE-212
  • V-248551 A sticky bit must be set on all OL 8 public directories to prevent unauthorized and unintended information transferred via shared system resources. prevents CWE-212
Oracle Linux 9 (1 rule)
  • V-271745 OL 9 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer. prevents CWE-212
RHEL 8 (1 rule)
  • V-230269 RHEL 8 must restrict access to the kernel message buffer. prevents CWE-212

References