CVE-2025-32971: Xwiki platform search solr api Solr Script Service Doesn't Take Vulnerability

LOW
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v
CVSS 3.8
CWE-863
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2025-32971 is a LOW (CVSS 3.8) solr script service doesn't take vulnerability (CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization) affecting Xwiki platform search solr api libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves solr script service doesn't take dropped programming right into account. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 15.10.13, 16.4.4, 16.8.0-rc-1.

CVE-2025-32971 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2025-32971
GHSA Identifier GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v
Severity LOW
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 3.8
CWE Classification CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
Affected Product Xwiki platform search solr api
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 3.8

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

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required High (PR:H)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity Low (I:L)
Availability Low (A:L)

How to Fix CVE-2025-32971

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Xwiki platform search solr api 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-search-solr-api fixed: 15.10.13
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-search-solr-api</artifactId>
    <version>15.10.13</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api fixed: 16.4.4
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-search-solr-api</artifactId>
    <version>16.4.4</version>
</dependency>
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api fixed: 16.8.0-rc-1
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
    <artifactId>xwiki-platform-search-solr-api</artifactId>
    <version>16.8.0-rc-1</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-2025-32971, 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 search solr api in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 15.10.13), 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-863: Incorrect Authorization, where the product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. In Xwiki platform search solr api, 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 The Solr script service that is accessible in XWiki's scripting API normally requires programming right 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 right to either cause a high load by indexing documents or to temporarily remove documents from the search index. We're not aware that this is exploitable in XWiki itself. To reproduce, a user with programming right can add the following XWiki syntax to a page: ``` {{velocity}} $xcontext.dropPermissions() $services.solr.index('document:xwiki:Main.WebHome') {{/velocity}} ``` This should trigger an error in XWiki's log, otherwise the installation is vulnerable. ### Patches This has been patched in XWiki 15.10.13, 16.8.0RC1, and 16.4.4. ### Workarounds We're not aware of any workarounds apart from being careful whom you grant script right.

CVE-2025-32971 Affected Xwiki platform search solr api Versions

3 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
15.10.1316.4.416.8.0-rc-1
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api
Maven
≥ 4.5.1
< 15.10.13
15.10.13
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api
Maven
≥ 16.0.0-rc-1
< 16.4.4
16.4.4
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api
Maven
≥ 16.5.0-rc-1
< 16.8.0-rc-1
16.8.0-rc-1

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-32971?
CVE-2025-32971 is a security vulnerability in Xwiki platform search solr api involving Solr script service doesn't take dropped programming right into account under CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization.
Which Xwiki platform search solr api versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 15.10.13, 16.4.4, 16.8.0-rc-1 across affected packages: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api.
What version fixes CVE-2025-32971?
Upgrading to 15.10.13, 16.4.4, 16.8.0-rc-1 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is xwiki-platform-search-solr-api affected?
Yes, org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api is affected in releases prior to 15.10.13, 16.4.4, 16.8.0-rc-1. Upgrade your dependency to 15.10.13, 16.4.4, 16.8.0-rc-1 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-32971?
CVE-2025-32971 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.8 (LOW) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2025-32971?
CVE-2025-32971 is classified under CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization (The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2025-32971?
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.
Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema
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