{"id":"CVE-2025-29926","aliases":["EUVD-2025-6733","GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43"],"status":"published","title":"The WikiManager REST API allows any user to create wikis","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to 15.10.15, 16.4.6, and 16.10.0, 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. The problem has been patched in versions 15.10.15, 16.4.6 and 16.10.0 of the REST module.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":7.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00576,"percentile":0.47967,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-285","CWE-862"],"published":"2025-03-19T17:40:44Z","modified":"2026-11-12T02:45:50Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-default","fixed_in":["15.10.15","16.4.6","16.10.0"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-default","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.4-rc-1"},{"fixed":"15.10.15"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-default","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"16.0.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"16.4.6"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-default","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"16.5.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"16.10.0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-default","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.4-rc-1"},{"fixed":"15.10.15"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-default","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"16.0.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"16.4.6"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-default","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"16.5.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"16.10.0"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki"},{"vendor":"xwiki","product":"xwiki-platform"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/82aa670106c7f5e6238ca6ed59a52d1800e05b99","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22490","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Exploit","Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29926","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/29xxx/CVE-2025-29926.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2025-29926","title":"The WikiManager REST API allows any user to create wikis","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to 15.10.15, 16.4.6, and 16.10.0, 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. The problem has been patched in versions 15.10.15, 16.4.6 and 16.10.0 of the REST module.","status":"published","published":"2025-03-19T17:40:44.937Z","modified":"2025-03-19T18:21:22.357Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-285"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:32:45.797843Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2025-6733","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to 15.10.15, 16.4.6, and 16.10.0, 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. The problem has been patched in versions 15.10.15, 16.4.6 and 16.10.0 of the REST module.","status":"published","published":"2025-03-19T17:40:44Z","modified":"2025-03-19T18:21:22Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:52:58.604029Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43","title":"The WikiManager REST API allows any user to create wikis","description":"### Impact\n\nAny 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.\nNote that this REST API is not bundled in XWiki Standard by default: it needs to be installed manually through the extension manager.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe problem has been patched in versions 15.10.15, 16.4.6 and 16.10.0 of the REST module.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere's no workaround other than upgrading the dependency.\n\n### References\n\n * JIRA ticket: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22490\n * Commit of the fix: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/82aa670106c7f5e6238ca6ed59a52d1800e05b99\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/)\n* Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n\n### Attribution\n\nYou can specify here who reported the issue.","status":"published","published":"2025-03-19T20:34:55Z","modified":"2025-05-14T19:16:46Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-285","CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:38:43.172412Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2025-29926","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. 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The problem has been patched in versions 15.10.15, 16.4.6 and 16.10.0 of the REST module.","status":"published","published":"2025-03-19T18:15:25.77Z","modified":"2026-06-17T09:05:53.52Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-285","CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:10:54.744127Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2025-29926","title":"The WikiManager REST API allows any user to create wikis","description":"XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. 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The problem has been patched in versions 15.10.15, 16.4.6 and 16.10.0 of the REST module.","status":"published","published":"2025-03-19T17:40:44.937Z","modified":"2026-11-12T02:45:50.72903409Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-285"],"updated_at":"2026-11-12T02:58:53.517438Z"},{"id":"GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43","title":"The WikiManager REST API allows any user to create wikis","description":"### Impact\n\nAny 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.\nNote that this REST API is not bundled in XWiki Standard by default: it needs to be installed manually through the extension manager.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe problem has been patched in versions 15.10.15, 16.4.6 and 16.10.0 of the REST module.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere's no workaround other than upgrading the dependency.\n\n### References\n\n * JIRA ticket: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22490\n * Commit of the fix: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/82aa670106c7f5e6238ca6ed59a52d1800e05b99\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/)\n* Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n\n### Attribution\n\nYou can specify here who reported the issue.","status":"published","published":"2025-03-19T20:34:55Z","modified":"2025-03-19T21:36:23.38206Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-285","CWE-862"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:47.822182Z"}]}}