Vulnerability · Published Apr 30, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-32971XWiki Solr script service doesn't take dropped programming right into account
Low 3.8
In plain English
A low-severity incorrect authorization in xwiki-platform from xwiki. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 4.5.1 to before 15.10.13, from 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.4, and from 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.8.0-rc-1, the Solr script service doesn't take dropped programming rights into account. The Solr script service that is accessible in XWiki's scripting API normally requires programming rights 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 rights to either cause a high load by indexing documents or to temporarily remove documents from the search index. This issue has been patched in versions 15.10.13, 16.4.4, and 16.8.0-rc-1.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api | 15.10.13 | GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api | 16.4.4 | GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-search-solr-api | 16.8.0-rc-1 | GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | >= 4.5.1, < 15.10.13>= 16.0.0-rc-1, < 16.4.4>= 16.5.0-rc-1, < 16.8.0-rc-1 |
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-987p-r3jc-8c8v x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/6570f40f976aec82baf388b5239d1412cab238c9 x_refsource_MISC
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22474 x_refsource_MISC