CVE-2025-32971

Description

XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 4.5.1 to before 15.10.13, from 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.4, and from 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.8.0-rc-1, the Solr script service doesn't take dropped programming rights into account. The Solr script service that is accessible in XWiki's scripting API normally requires programming rights to be called. Due to using the wrong API for checking rights, it doesn't take the fact into account that programming rights might have been dropped by calling `$xcontext.dropPermissions()`. If some code relies on this for the safety of executing Velocity code with the wrong author context, this could allow a user with script rights to either cause a high load by indexing documents or to temporarily remove documents from the search index. This issue has been patched in versions 15.10.13, 16.4.4, and 16.8.0-rc-1.

CVSS v3.1 Score

3.8

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
xwiki	xwiki	4.5.1 — 15.10.13
xwiki	xwiki	16.0.0 — 16.4.4
xwiki	xwiki	16.5.0 — 16.8.0

References

Advisories & Patches

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/6570f40f976aec82baf388b5239d1412cab238c9 https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22474 https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22474

Exploits

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22474 https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22474

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-32971? +

XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 4.5.1 to before 15.10.13, from 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.4, and from 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.8.0-rc-1, the Solr script service doesn't take dropped programming rights into account. The Solr script service that is accessible in XWiki's scripting API normally requires programming rights to be called. Due to using the wrong API for checking rights, it doesn't take the fact into account that programming rights might have been dropped by calling `$xcontext.dropPermissions()`. If some code relies on this for the safety of executing Velocity code with the wrong author context, this could allow a user with script rights to either cause a high load by indexing documents or to temporarily remove documents from the search index. This issue has been patched in versions 15.10.13, 16.4.4, and 16.8.0-rc-1. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.8 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2025-32971? +

CVE-2025-32971 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.8 out of 10, rated LOW. This is a low-severity vulnerability with limited impact.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-32971? +

CVE-2025-32971 affects products from xwiki, specifically: xwiki. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-32971? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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