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GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43

HighCVSS 7.9 / 10
Published Mar 19, 2025·Last modified Mar 19, 2025
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

Any user can exploit the WikiManager REST API to create a new wiki, where the user could become an administrator and so performs other attacks on the farm. Note that this REST API is not bundled in XWiki Standard by default: it needs to be installed manually through the extension manager.

Patches

The problem has been patched in versions 15.10.15, 16.4.6 and 16.10.0 of the REST module.

Workarounds

There's no workaround other than upgrading the dependency.

References

  • JIRA ticket: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22490
  • Commit of the fix: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/82aa670106c7f5e6238ca6ed59a52d1800e05b99

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Risk Scores
Base Score
7.9

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence
5.0

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.53%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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