Vulnerabilities in pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-component-wiki
PACKAGECVE-2025-32973 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.0) xwiki-platform-component-wiki provides no warning when vulnerability (CWE-862: Missing Authorization) affecting Xwiki platform component wiki libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves xwiki-platform-component-wiki provides no warning when granting xwiki.componentclass programming right. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 15.10.12, 16.4.3, 16.8.0-rc-1.
pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-component-wiki
Vulnerability advisories affecting package pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-component-wiki. Select an advisory below to view technical details or fixes.
| Advisory ID | CVE / NVD | Severity | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-x7wv-5qg4-vmr6 | CVE-2025-32973 | CRITICAL | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-component-wiki provides no warning when granting XWiki.ComponentClass programming right |
CVE-2025-32973 at a Glance
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).
How to Fix CVE-2025-32973
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Xwiki platform component wiki dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
<artifactId>xwiki-platform-component-wiki</artifactId>
<version>15.10.12</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
<artifactId>xwiki-platform-component-wiki</artifactId>
<version>16.4.3</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.xwiki.platform</groupId>
<artifactId>xwiki-platform-component-wiki</artifactId>
<version>16.8.0-rc-1</version>
</dependency>
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-2025-32973, 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 component wiki in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 15.10.12), 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-862: Missing Authorization, where the product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. In Xwiki platform component wiki, 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
CVE-2025-32973 Affected Xwiki platform component wiki Versions
3 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-component-wiki
|
Maven |
≥ 15.9-rc-1
< 15.10.12
|
15.10.12
|
|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-component-wiki
|
Maven |
≥ 16.0.0-rc-1
< 16.4.3
|
16.4.3
|
|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-component-wiki
|
Maven |
≥ 16.5.0-rc-1
< 16.8.0-rc-1
|
16.8.0-rc-1
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-x7wv-5qg4-vmr6",
"modified" : "2025-04-30T17:29:29Z",
"published" : "2025-04-29T14:03:13Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2025-32973" ],
"summary" : "org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-component-wiki provides no warning when granting XWiki.ComponentClass programming right",
"details" : "### Impact\n\nWhen a user with programming right edits a document in XWiki that was last edited by a user without programming right and contains an `XWiki.ComponentClass`, there is no warning that this will grant programming right to this object. An attacker who created such a malicious object could use this to gain programming right on the wiki. For this, the attacker needs to have edit right on at least one page to place this object and then get an admin user to edit that document.\n\nTo reproduce the problem, as a user without programming right, add an object of type `XWiki.ComponentClass` to any page and then edit the page as a user with programming right. There should be warning displayed, if not, the XWiki installation is vulnerable.\n\nWhile such a warning didn't exist in any version of XWiki, only in XWiki 15.9 RC1 these kinds of warnings have been introduced which is why this is considered the first version that has this vulnerability. Before that, the advice was to be careful when editing pages edited by untrusted users.\n\n### Patches\nThis problem has been patched in XWiki 15.10.2, 16.4.3, and 16.8.0 RC1.\n\n### Workarounds\nWe're not aware of any workarounds apart from not editing pages that might have been edited by untrusted users as a user with programming rights, e.g., by using separate user accounts for admin and non-admin tasks.",
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