{"id":"GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43","summary":"The WikiManager REST API allows any user to create wikis","details":"### 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.","aliases":["CVE-2025-29926"],"modified":"2025-03-19T21:36:23.382060Z","published":"2025-03-19T20:34:55Z","database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-285","CWE-862"],"severity":"HIGH","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2025-03-19T20:34:55Z","nvd_published_at":"2025-03-19T18:15:25Z"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29926"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/82aa670106c7f5e6238ca6ed59a52d1800e05b99"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22490"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-default","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-default"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.4-rc-1"},{"fixed":"15.10.15"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/03/GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43/GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43.json"}},{"package":{"name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-default","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-default"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"16.0.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"16.4.6"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/03/GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43/GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43.json"}},{"package":{"name":"org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-default","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-wiki-rest-default"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"16.5.0-rc-1"},{"fixed":"16.10.0"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/03/GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43/GHSA-gfp2-6qhm-7x43.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"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"}]}