CVE-2025-32974: Xwiki platform security requiredrights default Xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default Required Rights Analysis Doesn't Vulnerability

CRITICAL
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-mvgm-3rw2-7j4r
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CVSS 9.0
CWE-116 CWE-269
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Advisory Summary

CVE-2025-32974 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.0) xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default required rights analysis doesn't vulnerability (CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output) affecting Xwiki platform security requiredrights default libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default required rights analysis doesn't consider textareas with default content type. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 15.10.8, 16.2.0.

CVE-2025-32974 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2025-32974
GHSA Identifier GHSA-mvgm-3rw2-7j4r
Severity CRITICAL
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 9.0
CWE Classification CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
Affected Product Xwiki platform security requiredrights default
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 9.0

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required Low (PR:L)
User Interaction Required (UI:R)
Scope Changed (S:C)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2025-32974

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Xwiki platform security requiredrights default dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default fixed: 15.10.8 
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default</artifactId>
    <version>15.10.8</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default fixed: 16.2.0 
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default</artifactId>
    <version>16.2.0</version>
</dependency>
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.platform

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2025-32974, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.platform

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Xwiki platform security requiredrights default in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 15.10.8), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.platform command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output, where the product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. as a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved. In Xwiki platform security requiredrights default, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

### Impact When editing a page, XWiki warns since version 15.9 when there is content on the page like a script macro that would gain more rights due to the editing. This analysis doesn't consider certain kinds of properties, allowing a user to put malicious scripts in there that will be executed after a user with script, admin, or programming rights edited the page. Such a malicious script could impact the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki installation. To reproduce, as a user without script right, create a class with a `TextArea` property, create page with an object of that class and a Velocity macro in its content. Then, as an admin, try editing that page. Normally, there should be a warning but in vulnerable versions of XWiki, there is no warning. ### Patches This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 15.10.8 and 16.2.0. ### Workarounds We're not aware of any workarounds apart from not editing pages that might have been edited by untrusted users as a user with script rights, e.g., by using separate user accounts for admin and non-admin tasks.

CVE-2025-32974 Affected Xwiki platform security requiredrights default Versions

2 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
15.10.816.2.0
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default
maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default
Maven
≥ 15.9-rc-1
< 15.10.8
15.10.8
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default
maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default
Maven
≥ 16.0.0-rc-1
< 16.2.0
16.2.0

References

GitHub Advisory / Wiki ADVISORY
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-mvgm-3rw2-7j4r
NVD — CVE-2025-32974 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32974
Security Fix Commit FIX COMMIT
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/153dbfa2ef1a7a0a644fe3f889684c6a8738c5fc
Xwiki platform security requiredrights default Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
jira.xwiki.org/browse/xwiki-22002 WEB
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22002

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-32974?
CVE-2025-32974 is a security vulnerability in Xwiki platform security requiredrights default involving xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default required rights analysis doesn't consider TextAreas with default content type under CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output.
Which Xwiki platform security requiredrights default versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 15.10.8, 16.2.0 across affected packages: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default.
What version fixes CVE-2025-32974?
Upgrading to 15.10.8, 16.2.0 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default affected?
Yes, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-requiredrights-default is affected in releases prior to 15.10.8, 16.2.0. Upgrade your dependency to 15.10.8, 16.2.0 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-32974?
CVE-2025-32974 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.0 (CRITICAL) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2025-32974?
CVE-2025-32974 is classified under CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output (The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2025-32974?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.platform'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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