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TI-2025-23983 Aliases CVE-2025-32973GHSA-x7wv-5qg4-vmr6

Missing authorization in xwiki-platform

Priority HIGH 74CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 15.9-rc-1 to before 15.10.12, from 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.3, and from 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.8.0-rc-1, when a user with programming rights edits a document in XWiki that was last edited by a user without programming rights and contains an XWiki.ComponentClass, there is no warning that this will grant programming rights to this object. An attacker who created such a malicious object could use this to gain programming rights on the wiki. For this, the attacker needs to have edit rights on at least one page to place this object and then get an admin user to edit that document. This issue has been patched in versions 15.10.12, 16.4.3, and 16.8.0-rc-1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00409 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed xwiki-platform (xwiki): 15.10.12, 16.4.3, 16.8.0-rc-1org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-component-wiki (Maven): 15.10.12, 16.4.3, 16.8.0-rc-1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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-platform15.9-rc-1 to before 15.10.12; 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.3; 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.8.0-rc-115.10.12, 16.4.3, 16.8.0-rc-1Patch availableCNA
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-component-wiki (Maven)15.9-rc-1 to before 15.10.1215.10.12Patch availableGHSA-x7wv-5qg4-vmr6
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-component-wiki (Maven)16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.316.4.3Patch availableGHSA-x7wv-5qg4-vmr6
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-component-wiki (Maven)16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.8.0-rc-116.8.0-rc-1Patch availableGHSA-x7wv-5qg4-vmr6
  • xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 15.9-rc-1 to before 15.10.12; 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.3; 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.8.0-rc-1 Fixed in 15.10.12, 16.4.3, 16.8.0-rc-1 Patch available CNA
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-component-wiki (Maven) Vendor— Affected 15.9-rc-1 to before 15.10.12 Fixed in 15.10.12 Patch available GHSA-x7wv-5qg4-vmr6
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-component-wiki (Maven) Vendor— Affected 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.3 Fixed in 16.4.3 Patch available GHSA-x7wv-5qg4-vmr6
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-component-wiki (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-x7wv-5qg4-vmr6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.9 to before 15.10.12; 16.0.0 to before 16.4.3; 16.5.0 to before 16.8.0VulnerableXWiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.9 to before 15.10.12; 16.0.0 to before 16.4.3; 16.5.0 to before 16.8.0 Vulnerable ·XWiki

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 15.10.12, 16.4.3, 16.8.0-rc-1
  • Fix · GHSA-x7wv-5qg4-vmr6 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-component-wiki (Maven) Fixed in 15.10.12 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-x7wv-5qg4-vmr6 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-component-wiki (Maven) Fixed in 16.4.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-x7wv-5qg4-vmr6 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-component-wiki (Maven) Fixed in 16.8.0-rc-1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-32973
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7wv-5qg4-vmr6

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

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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