High severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 19, 2025· Updated Mar 19, 2025
The WikiManager REST API allows any user to create wikis
CVE-2025-29926
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-defaultMaven | >= 5.4-rc-1, < 15.10.15 | 15.10.15 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-defaultMaven | >= 16.0.0-rc-1, < 16.4.6 | 16.4.6 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-defaultMaven | >= 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.10.0 | 16.10.0 |
Affected products
2- ghsa-coordsRange: >= 5.4-rc-1, < 15.10.15
- Range: >= 5.4-rc-1, < 15.10.15
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29926ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/82aa670106c7f5e6238ca6ed59a52d1800e05b99ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22490ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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