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XWiki AdminTools application doesn't set permissions on the AdminTools space

Type: advisorySources: OSV

XWiki AdminTools integrates administrative tools for managing a running XWiki instance. Prior to version 1.1, users without admin rights have access to AdminTools.SpammedPages. View rights are not restricted only to admin users for AdminTools.SpammedPages. While no data is visible to non admin users, the page is still accessible. This issue has been patched in version 1.1. A workaround involves setting the view rights for the AdminTools space to be only available for the XWikiAdminGroup.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2025-54990
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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7 Nov 2026, 04:22 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

XWiki AdminTools application doesn't set permissions on the AdminTools space

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Nov 2025, 22:13 UTC

XWiki AdminTools integrates administrative tools for managing a running XWiki instance. Prior to version 1.1, users without admin rights have access to AdminTools.SpammedPages. View rights are not restricted only to admin users for AdminTools.SpammedPages. While no data is visible to non admin users, the page is still accessible. This issue has been patched in version 1.1. A workaround involves setting the view rights for the AdminTools space to be only available for the XWikiAdminGroup.

osv:CVE-2025-54990
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "XWiki AdminTools integrates administrative tools for managing a running XWiki instance. Prior to version 1.1, users without admin rights have access to AdminTools.SpammedPages. View rights are not restricted only to admin users for AdminTools.SpammedPages. While no data is visible to non admin users, the page is still accessible. This issue has been patched in version 1.1. A workaround involves setting the view rights for the AdminTools space to be only available for the XWikiAdminGroup.",
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