Improper Authorization Affecting org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-lesscss-script package, versions [,15.10.12)[16.0.0,16.4.3)[16.5.0-rc-1,16.8.0-rc-1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGXWIKIPLATFORM-9904723
  • published30 Apr 2025
  • disclosed29 Apr 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 29 Apr 2025

NewCVE-2025-32972  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-285  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-lesscss-script to version 15.10.12, 16.4.3, 16.8.0-rc-1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authorization through the lesscss script service. An attacker can cause a slowdown in XWiki execution by triggering unnecessary cache clearing operations.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1