CVE-2025-32973

Name: CVE-2025-32973
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-04-30T15:16:01.823+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9/10EPSS 0.33%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-32973 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9/10 on the CVSS scale. XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 15.9-rc-1 to before 15.10.12, from 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.3, and from 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.8.0-rc-1, when a user with programming rights edits a document in XWiki that was last edited by a user without programming rights and contains an XWiki.ComponentClass, there is no warning that this will grant programming rights to this object. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 15.9-rc-1 to before 15.10.12, from 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.3, and from 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.8.0-rc-1, when a user with programming rights edits a document in XWiki that was last edited by a user without programming rights and contains an XWiki.ComponentClass, there is no warning that this will grant programming rights to this object. An attacker who created such a malicious object could use this to gain programming rights on the wiki. For this, the attacker needs to have edit rights on at least one page to place this object and then get an admin user to edit that document. This issue has been patched in versions 15.10.12, 16.4.3, and 16.8.0-rc-1.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.33%

24.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Xwiki	Xwiki	>= 15.9, < 15.10.12
Xwiki	Xwiki	>= 16.0.0, < 16.4.3
Xwiki	Xwiki	>= 16.5.0, < 16.8.0

References

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/1a6f1b2e050770331c9a63d12a3fd8a36d199f62Patch
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-x7wv-5qg4-vmr6Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22460Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22460Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 30, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-32973?

How severe is CVE-2025-32973?

CVE-2025-32973 has a CVSS score of 9/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-32973?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST