Improper Authorization in XWiki platform - CVE-2025-32972
Published: April 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108076
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-32972
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
XWiki platform
How to mitigate CVE-2025-32972
Install updates from vendor's website.
XWiki platform - addressed in versions 15.10.12, 16.4.3, 16.8.0