What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-32971?

CVE-2025-32971 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.8 (Low). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Xwiki are affected by CVE-2025-32971?

CVE-2025-32971 is a low-severity vulnerability in versions starting from 4.5.1 to (CVSS 3.8).. A patch is available.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-32971?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-32971. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-32971?

During next maintenance window: Apply vendor patches when convenient. Vendor patch is available.

Xwiki CVE-2025-32971

LOW

Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)

2025-04-30 security-advisories@github.com

Authentication Bypass Xwiki

3.8

CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory

Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY

3.8 LOW

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:39 vuln.today

Patch released

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:39 nvd

Patch available

PoC Detected

May 13, 2025 - 15:06 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Apr 30, 2025 - 15:16 nvd

LOW 3.8

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

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.

AnalysisAI

XWiki is a generic wiki platform. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863), which allows attackers to bypass authorization checks to access restricted resources. 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 products include: Xwiki. Version information: before 15.10.13.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Review and test authorization logic, implement consistent access control checks, use centralized authorization framework.