Improper Authorization in XWiki platform - CVE-2025-32972

 

Improper Authorization in XWiki platform - CVE-2025-32972

Published: April 30, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU108076
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-32972
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: XWiki
Affected software:
XWiki platform

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to the script API of the LESS compiler incorrectly checks for rights when calling the cache cleaning API. A remote attacker can clean the cache without having programming right.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-32972

Install updates from vendor's website.

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