Critical severity · published Apr 30, 2025
CVE-2025-32974
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default required rights analysis doesn't consider TextAreas with default content type
9.0
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 15.9-rc-1 to before 15.10.8 and from 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.2.0, the required rights analysis doesn't consider TextAreas with default content type. When editing a page, XWiki warns since version 15.9 when there is content on the page like a script macro that would gain more rights due to the editing. This analysis doesn't consider certain kinds of properties, allowing a user to put malicious scripts in there that will be executed after a user with script, admin, or programming rights edited the page. Such a malicious script could impact the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. This issue has been patched in versions 15.10.8 and 16.2.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XW
xwiki-platform · xwiki
>= 15.9-rc-1, < 15.10.8; >= 16.0.0-rc-1, < 16.2.0 · source: vendor
XW
Xwiki · Xwiki
15.9 before 15.10.8; 16.0.0 before 16.2.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32974
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-32974
Patch
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/153dbfa2ef1a7a0a644fe3f889684c6a8738c5fc
Patch
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-mvgm-3rw2-7j4r
Issue Tracking
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22002
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