CVE-2025-29926

The WikiManager REST API allows any user to create wikis

Published Mar 19, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 7.9 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to 15.10.15, 16.4.6, and 16.10.0, any user can exploit the WikiManager REST API to create a new wiki, where the user could become an administrator and so performs other attacks on the farm. Note that this REST API is not bundled in XWiki Standard by default: it needs to be installed manually through the extension manager. The problem has been patched in versions 15.10.15, 16.4.6 and 16.10.0 of the REST module.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-6733 The WikiManager REST API allows any user to create wikis
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43 The WikiManager REST API allows any user to create wikis
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Xwiki
Xwiki xwiki
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:5.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:5.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xwiki
Xwiki xwiki
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to 15.10.15, 16.4.6, and 16.10.0, any user can exploit the WikiManager REST API to create a new wiki, where the user could become an administrator and so performs other attacks on the farm. Note that this REST API is not bundled in XWiki Standard by default: it needs to be installed manually through the extension manager. The problem has been patched in versions 15.10.15, 16.4.6 and 16.10.0 of the REST module.
Title The WikiManager REST API allows any user to create wikis
Weaknesses CWE-285
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 19, 2025, 6:21 PM
Reserved
Mar 12, 2025, 1:42 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 19, 2025, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:05 AM