CVE-2025-46554 XWiki missing authorization when accessing the wiki level attachments list and metadata via REST API
Unauthenticated attackers can access attachment metadata via REST API due to missing authorization checks in XWiki.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-46554?
CVE-2025-46554 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 30 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
XWiki is a generic wiki platform. In versions starting from 1.8.1 to before 14.10.22, from 15.0-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 16.7.0, anyone can access the metadata of any attachment in the wiki using the wiki attachment REST endpoint. There is no filtering for the results depending on current user rights, meaning an unauthenticated user could exploit this even in a private wiki. This issue has been patched in versions 14.10.22, 15.10.12, 16.4.3, and 16.7.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46554?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 1.8.1 | 14.10.22 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 1.8.1 | 14.10.22 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 15.0-rc-1 | 15.10.12 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 15.0-rc-1 | 15.10.12 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 16.0.0-rc-1 | 16.4.3 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 16.0.0-rc-1 | 16.4.3 |
2 more packages
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 16.5.0-rc-1 | 16.7.0 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server Maven | From 16.5.0-rc-1 | 16.7.0 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2025-46554?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server to a fixed version for your release line: 14.10.22, 15.10.12, 16.4.3 or 16.7.0.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-46554 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-46554 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
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- CVE-2024-37901 XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r5cr-xm48-97xp.