CVE-2025-29924

XWiki uses the wrong wiki reference in AuthorizationManager

Published Mar 19, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to 15.10.14, 16.4.6, and 16.10.0-rc-1, it's possible for an user to get access to private information through the REST API - but could also be through another API - when a sub wiki is using "Prevent unregistered users to view pages". The vulnerability only affects subwikis, and it only concerns specific right options such as "Prevent unregistered users to view pages". or "Prevent unregistered users to edit pages". It's possible to detect the vulnerability by enabling "Prevent unregistered users to view pages" and then trying to access a page through the REST API without using any credentials. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.10.14, 16.4.6 and 16.10.0RC1.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-6738 XWiki uses the wrong wiki reference in AuthorizationManager
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gq32-758c-3wm3 XWiki uses the wrong wiki reference in AuthorizationManager
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Xwiki
Xwiki xwiki
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xwiki
Xwiki xwiki
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to 15.10.14, 16.4.6, and 16.10.0-rc-1, it's possible for an user to get access to private information through the REST API - but could also be through another API - when a sub wiki is using "Prevent unregistered users to view pages". The vulnerability only affects subwikis, and it only concerns specific right options such as "Prevent unregistered users to view pages". or "Prevent unregistered users to edit pages". It's possible to detect the vulnerability by enabling "Prevent unregistered users to view pages" and then trying to access a page through the REST API without using any credentials. The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.10.14, 16.4.6 and 16.10.0RC1.
Title XWiki uses the wrong wiki reference in AuthorizationManager
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 19, 2025, 7:42 PM
Reserved
Mar 12, 2025, 1:42 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 19, 2025, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:05 AM