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CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-29926
The WikiManager REST API allows any user to create wikis
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 19, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 13, 2025, 1:34 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-29926 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xwiki xwiki
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update XWiki Platform to patch the WikiManager REST API vulnerability.
  • Update to version 15.10.15 or later.
  • Update to version 16.4.6 or later.
  • Update to version 16.10.0 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-29926.

URL Resource
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/82aa670106c7f5e6238ca6ed59a52d1800e05b99 Patch
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43 Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22490 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-29926 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-29926 weaknesses.

CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs CAPEC-5: Blue Boxing Blue Boxing CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-17: Using Malicious Files Using Malicious Files CAPEC-39: Manipulating Opaque Client-based Data Tokens Manipulating Opaque Client-based Data Tokens CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-51: Poison Web Service Registry Poison Web Service Registry CAPEC-59: Session Credential Falsification through Prediction Session Credential Falsification through Prediction CAPEC-60: Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-77: Manipulating User-Controlled Variables Manipulating User-Controlled Variables CAPEC-87: Forceful Browsing Forceful Browsing CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting Cross Zone Scripting CAPEC-127: Directory Indexing Directory Indexing CAPEC-402: Bypassing ATA Password Security Bypassing ATA Password Security CAPEC-647: Collect Data from Registries Collect Data from Registries CAPEC-668: Key Negotiation of Bluetooth Attack (KNOB) Key Negotiation of Bluetooth Attack (KNOB) CAPEC-665: Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-29926 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 13, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-862
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0.0 up to (excluding) 16.4.6 *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.5.0 up to (excluding) 16.10.0 *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.4.1 up to (excluding) 15.10.15 *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:5.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:5.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/82aa670106c7f5e6238ca6ed59a52d1800e05b99 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43 Types: Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22490 Types: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 19, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-285
    Added Reference https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/82aa670106c7f5e6238ca6ed59a52d1800e05b99
    Added Reference https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43
    Added Reference https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22490
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.9
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Attack Requirements
Privileges Required
User Interaction
VS Confidentiality
VS Integrity
VS Availability
SS Confidentiality
SS Integrity
SS Availability
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact