CVE-2025-54124
CVE-2025-54124 is a CWE-359 vulnerability in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2025-54124 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
XWiki Platform: Any user with editing rights can access password properties through Database List Properties
Blast Radius
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Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. XWiki Platform Legacy Old Core and XWiki Platform Old Core versions 9.8-rc-1 through 16.4.6, 16.5.0-rc-1 through 16.10.4, and 17.0.0-rc-1 through 17.1.0, any user with editing rights can create an XClass with a database list property that references a password property. 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. This issue is fixed in versions 16.4.7, 16.10.5 and 17.2.0-rc-1.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore | ≥ 9.8-rc-1&&< 16.4.7 | 16.4.7 |
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore | ≥ 16.5.0-rc-1&&< 16.10.5 | 16.10.5 |
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore | ≥ 17.0.0-rc-1&&< 17.2.0-rc-1 | 17.2.0-rc-1 |
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore | ≥ 9.8-rc-1&&< 16.4.7 | 16.4.7 |
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore | ≥ 16.5.0-rc-1&&< 16.10.5 | 16.10.5 |
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore | ≥ 17.0.0-rc-1&&< 17.2.0-rc-1 | 17.2.0-rc-1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to 16.4.7 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-54124 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2025-54124 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2025-54124. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2025-54124 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2025-54124 across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.