GHSA-cwq6-mjmx-47p6 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) CWE-862 vulnerability in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui. A fix is available for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui — see the affected versions and patch details below.
XWiki's scheduler in subwiki allows scheduling operations for any main wiki user
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-cwq6-mjmx-47p6.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-cwq6-mjmx-47p6 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 378,567 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-uiReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
Any user with an account on the main wiki could run scheduling operations on subwikis.
To reproduce, as a user on the main wiki without any special right, view the document Scheduler.WebHome in a subwiki. Then, click on any operation (e.g., Trigger) on any job. If the operation is successful, then the instance is vulnerable.
Patches
This has been patched in XWiki 15.10.9 and 16.3.0.
Workarounds
If you have subwikis where the Job Scheduler is enabled, you can edit the objects on Scheduler.WebPreferences to match https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/54bcc5a7a2e440cc591b91eece9c13dc0c487331#diff-8e274bd0065e319a34090339de6dfe56193144d15fd71c52c1be7272254728b4.
References
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-21663
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/54bcc5a7a2e440cc591b91eece9c13dc0c487331
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org
- Email us at Security Mailing List
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui | ≥ 1.2-milestone-2&&< 15.10.9 | 15.10.9org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui:15.10.9 |
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui | ≥ 16.0.0-rc-1&&< 16.3.0 | 16.3.0org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui:16.3.0 |
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-scheduler-ui, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-scheduler-ui to 15.10.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-cwq6-mjmx-47p6 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 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-cwq6-mjmx-47p6 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-cwq6-mjmx-47p6. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-cwq6-mjmx-47p6 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-cwq6-mjmx-47p6 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.