CVE-2025-32972
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.005 · 44 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 6.1-milestone-1 to before 15.10.12, from 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.3, and from 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.8.0-rc-1, the script API of the LESS compiler in XWiki is incorrectly checking for rights when calling the cache cleaning API, making it possible to clean the cache without having programming right. The only impact of this is a slowdown in XWiki execution as the caches are re-filled. As this vulnerability requires script right to exploit, and script right already allows unlimited execution of scripts, the additional impact due to this vulnerability is low. This issue has been patched in versions 15.10.12, 16.4.3, and 16.8.0-rc-1.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.7–5.3
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (19)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-lesscss-script16.0.0-rc-1 → 16.4.3osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-lesscss-script
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-lesscss-script16.5.0-rc-1 → 16.8.0-rc-1osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-lesscss-script
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-lesscss-script6.1-milestone-1 → 15.10.12osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-lesscss-script
advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-0898xwiki: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-04-28csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in xwiki ausnutzen, um falsche Informationen darzustellen, einen Denial-of-Service auszulösen, Benutzerrechte zu erlangen oder Cross-Site-Scripting durchzuführen.
- GHSA-rp38-24m3-rx87The lesscss script service allows cache clearing without programming right2025-04-29ghsa · osvUS
### Impact The script API of the LESS compiler in XWiki is incorrectly checking for rights when calling the cache cleaning API, making it possible to clean the cache without having programming right. The only impact of this is a slowdown in XWiki execution as the caches are re-filled. As this vulnerability requires script right to exploit, and script right already allows unlimited execution of scripts, the additional impact due to this vulnerability is low. ### Patches This has been patched in XWiki 15.10.12, 16.4.3 and 16.8.0 RC1. ### Workarounds We're not aware of any workaround except for being careful whom to give script right, which is a general recommendation.
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/91752122d8782f171f8728004a57bdaefc34253ecnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-rp38-24m3-rx87cnnvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22462cnnvd
- https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Download/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/91752122d8782f171f8728004a57bdaefc34253eenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-rp38-24m3-rx87enisa_euvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22462enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/91752122d8782f171f8728004a57bdaefc34253ePatchnvd
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