XWiki AdminTools application doesn't set permissions on the AdminTools space
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
XWiki AdminTools integrates administrative tools for managing a running XWiki instance. Prior to version 1.1, users without admin rights have access to AdminTools.SpammedPages. View rights are not restricted only to admin users for AdminTools.SpammedPages. While no data is visible to non admin users, the page is still accessible. This issue has been patched in version 1.1. A workaround involves setting the view rights for the AdminTools space to be only available for the XWikiAdminGroup.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XWiki | application-admintools | before 1.1 | 1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | com.xwiki.admintools:application-admintools (Maven) | before 1.1 | 1.1 | Patch available | GHSA-v7r8-8p5c-h4xw |
- application-admintools VendorXWiki Affected before 1.1 Fixed in 1.1 Patch available CNA
- com.xwiki.admintools:application-admintools (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.1 Fixed in 1.1 Patch available GHSA-v7r8-8p5c-h4xw
Remediation
- Fix · CNA application-admintools (xwikisas) Fixed in 1.1
- Fix · GHSA-v7r8-8p5c-h4xw com.xwiki.admintools:application-admintools (Maven) Fixed in 1.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54990
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v7r8-8p5c-h4xw
References
More XWiki vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-54990 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-54990 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v7r8-8p5c-h4xw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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