CVE-2025-46557
April 30, 2025
XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 15.3-rc-1 to before 15.10.14, from 16.0.0-rc-1 to before 16.4.6, and from 16.5.0-rc-1 to before 16.10.0-rc-1, a user who can access pages located in the XWiki space (by default, anyone) can access the page XWiki.Authentication.Administration and (unless an authenticator is set in xwiki.cfg) switch to another installed authenticator. Note that, by default, there is only one authenticator available (Standard XWiki Authenticator). So, if no authenticator extension was installed, it's not really possible to do anything for an attacker. Also, in most cases, if an SSO authenticator is installed and utilized (like OIDC or LDAP for example), the worst an attacker can do is break authentication by switching back to the standard authenticator (that's because it's impossible to login to a user which does not have a stored password, and that's usually what SSO authenticator produce). This issue has been patched in versions 15.10.14, 16.4.6, and 16.10.0-rc-1.
Affected Packages
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-ui (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=15.3-rc-1 <15.10.14Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 15.10.14org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-ui (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=16.0.0-rc-1 <16.4.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 16.4.6org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-security-authentication-ui (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=16.5.0-rc-1 <16.10.0-rc-1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 16.10.0-rc-1Related ResourcesĀ (5)
Do you need more information?
Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Missing Authorization
EPSS
Base Score:
0.20