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TI-2025-23981 Aliases CVE-2025-32971GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v

XWiki Solr script service doesn't take dropped programming right into account

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 4.5.1 to before 15.10.13, from 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.4, and from 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.8.0-rc-1, the Solr script service doesn't take dropped programming rights into account. The Solr script service that is accessible in XWiki's scripting API normally requires programming rights to be called. Due to using the wrong API for checking rights, it doesn't take the fact into account that programming rights might have been dropped by calling `$xcontext.dropPermissions()`. If some code relies on this for the safety of executing Velocity code with the wrong author context, this could allow a user with script rights to either cause a high load by indexing documents or to temporarily remove documents from the search index. This issue has been patched in versions 15.10.13, 16.4.4, and 16.8.0-rc-1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00404 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed xwiki-platform (xwiki): 15.10.13, 16.4.4, 16.8.0-rc-1org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api (Maven): 15.10.13, 16.4.4, 16.8.0-rc-1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
XWikixwiki-platform4.5.1 to before 15.10.13; 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.4; 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.8.0-rc-115.10.13, 16.4.4, 16.8.0-rc-1Patch availableCNA
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api (Maven)4.5.1 to before 15.10.1315.10.13Patch availableGHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api (Maven)16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.416.4.4Patch availableGHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api (Maven)16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.8.0-rc-116.8.0-rc-1Patch availableGHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v
  • xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 4.5.1 to before 15.10.13; 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.4; 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.8.0-rc-1 Fixed in 15.10.13, 16.4.4, 16.8.0-rc-1 Patch available CNA
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.5.1 to before 15.10.13 Fixed in 15.10.13 Patch available GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api (Maven) Vendor— Affected 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.4 Fixed in 16.4.4 Patch available GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api (Maven) Vendor— Affected 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.8.0-rc-1 Fixed in 16.8.0-rc-1 Patch available GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.1 to before 15.10.13; 16.0.0 to before 16.4.4; 16.5.0 to before 16.8.0VulnerableXWiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.1 to before 15.10.13; 16.0.0 to before 16.4.4; 16.5.0 to before 16.8.0 Vulnerable ·XWiki

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 15.10.13, 16.4.4, 16.8.0-rc-1
  • Fix · GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api (Maven) Fixed in 15.10.13 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api (Maven) Fixed in 16.4.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api (Maven) Fixed in 16.8.0-rc-1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-32971
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2025-18595 Remote code execution as guest via SolrSearchMacros request in xwiki KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-25214 Remote code execution through the section parameter in Administration as guest in XWiki Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-23500 XWiki Platform vulnerable to SQL injection through getdeleteddocuments.vm template sort parameter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-23979 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server allows SQL injection in query endpoint of REST API CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2024-20829 XWiki Platform: Remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestSourceSheet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2024-14375 XWiki Remote Code Execution vulnerability via user registration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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