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1 +{{velocity}}
2 +#set ($discard = $xwiki.ssx.use('PublicWebSite.WebHome'))
3 +{{html clean="false"}}
4 + ## PAGE HEADER
5 + <section class="hero hero-centered" aria-labelledby="hero-title">
6 + <div class="container hero-inner">
7 + <div class="hero-kicker">
8 + <i class="fa fa-shield" aria-hidden="true"></i>
9 + XWiki security review
10 + </div>
11 + <h1 id="hero-title">Security-aware review for XWiki production environments</h1>
12 + <p class="lead">
13 + Review XWiki versions, extensions, permissions, authentication, configuration and upgrade exposure
14 + to identify practical security risks and define safer next steps.
15 + </p>
16 + <div class="hero-actions">
17 + <a class="btn btn-primary" href="$xwiki.getURL('contact.WebHome')">Request a security review</a>
18 + <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="#security-review-process">See the review approach</a>
19 + </div>
20 + </div>
21 + </section>
22 + ## WHY SECURITY REVIEW MATTERS
23 + #set ($securityReasonItems = [{
24 + 'title': 'Understand upgrade exposure',
25 + 'icon': 'refresh',
26 + 'content': 'Older XWiki versions can miss important fixes, including security-related fixes that should be reviewed against your current platform state.',
27 + 'items': [
28 + 'Current version review',
29 + 'Upgrade gap assessment',
30 + 'LTS upgrade recommendations'
31 + ]
32 + },{
33 + 'title': 'Review powerful rights',
34 + 'icon': 'key',
35 + 'content': 'Rights such as admin, programming, script and edit rights can affect the security of the whole platform when granted too broadly.',
36 + 'items': [
37 + 'Admin and programming rights',
38 + 'Script and edit rights',
39 + 'Space and page permission inheritance'
40 + ]
41 + },{
42 + 'title': 'Check access boundaries',
43 + 'icon': 'lock',
44 + 'content': 'Authentication, group synchronization and permissions should match the real access boundaries expected by the organization.',
45 + 'items': [
46 + 'Authentication configuration',
47 + 'Group and user model',
48 + 'Restricted content visibility'
49 + ]
50 + }])
51 + <section aria-labelledby="why-security-title">
52 + <div class="container">
53 + <h2 id="why-security-title">Why review the security of an XWiki instance?</h2>
54 + <p class="section-intro">
55 + XWiki often contains internal documentation, procedures, customer information, project knowledge,
56 + workflows and restricted business data. Security depends not only on the XWiki version, but also on
57 + extensions, authentication, user rights, scripting, configuration and operational practices.
58 + </p>
59 + <div class="pathways">
60 + #foreach ($entry in $securityReasonItems)
61 + <article class="pathway-card">
62 + <div class="card-heading">
63 + <div class="pathway-icon">
64 + <i class="fa fa-$entry.icon" aria-hidden="true"></i>
65 + </div>
66 + <h3>$entry.title</h3>
67 + </div>
68 + <p>$entry.content</p>
69 + <ul>
70 + #foreach ($item in $entry.items)
71 + <li>$item</li>
72 + #end
73 + </ul>
74 + </article>
75 + #end
76 + </div>
77 + </div>
78 + </section>
79 + ## COMMON REVIEW AREAS
80 + #set ($securityReviewAreaItems = [{
81 + 'title': 'XWiki version and upgrade status',
82 + 'icon': 'code-fork',
83 + 'content': 'Review of the current version, distance from supported releases, upgrade history and recommended update path.'
84 + },{
85 + 'title': 'Installed extensions',
86 + 'icon': 'puzzle-piece',
87 + 'content': 'Review of installed extensions, compatibility concerns, outdated components and potentially sensitive features.'
88 + },{
89 + 'title': 'Powerful user rights',
90 + 'icon': 'user-secret',
91 + 'content': 'Review of admin, programming, script, edit and application-related rights that may increase platform risk.'
92 + },{
93 + 'title': 'Authentication configuration',
94 + 'icon': 'sign-in',
95 + 'content': 'Review of login method, LDAP/AD, SSO, OIDC, SAML, MFA, user creation and group synchronization behavior.'
96 + },{
97 + 'title': 'Permissions and visibility',
98 + 'icon': 'lock',
99 + 'content': 'Review of access rights, inheritance, restricted spaces, public pages, hidden assumptions and permission complexity.'
100 + },{
101 + 'title': 'Configuration and deployment',
102 + 'icon': 'server',
103 + 'content': 'Review of configuration choices, deployment assumptions, reverse proxy setup, attachments, logs and operational risks.'
104 + }])
105 + <section class="services" aria-labelledby="review-areas-title">
106 + <div class="container">
107 + <h2 id="review-areas-title">Common security review areas</h2>
108 + <p class="section-intro">
109 + The review focuses on practical XWiki security risks that can affect real production environments,
110 + especially older instances, customized platforms and installations with complex access control.
111 + </p>
112 + <div class="services-grid">
113 + #foreach ($entry in $securityReviewAreaItems)
114 + <article class="service">
115 + <div class="service-icon" aria-hidden="true">
116 + <i class="fa fa-$entry.icon"></i>
117 + </div>
118 + <div class="service-body">
119 + <h4>$entry.title</h4>
120 + <p>$entry.content</p>
121 + </div>
122 + </article>
123 + #end
124 + </div>
125 + </div>
126 + </section>
127 + ## REVIEW APPROACH
128 + #set ($securityReviewProcessItems = [{
129 + 'title': 'Review the current platform state',
130 + 'content': 'XWiki version, extensions, configuration, authentication, deployment model and known customizations.'
131 + },{
132 + 'title': 'Assess access and rights',
133 + 'content': 'User groups, powerful rights, permission inheritance, public visibility and restricted content areas.'
134 + },{
135 + 'title': 'Identify security-relevant risks',
136 + 'content': 'Version exposure, configuration issues, risky rights, outdated components or operational weaknesses.'
137 + },{
138 + 'title': 'Prioritize recommended actions',
139 + 'content': 'Classify findings by practical impact and define realistic remediation steps.'
140 + },{
141 + 'title': 'Plan follow-up improvements',
142 + 'content': 'Upgrade path, rights cleanup, authentication changes, extension updates or maintenance recommendations.'
143 + }])
144 + <section id="security-review-process" class="split-section" aria-labelledby="process-title">
145 + <div class="container">
146 + <div class="split-grid">
147 + <div class="split-copy">
148 + <h2 id="process-title">A practical security review approach</h2>
149 + <p>
150 + The objective is to identify security-relevant risks that are specific to your XWiki setup, not to produce
151 + a generic checklist. A useful review should consider the version, configuration, customizations, extensions,
152 + users, groups and operational context together.
153 + </p>
154 + <p>
155 + The review is handled carefully and responsibly. The goal is to provide actionable findings and safer
156 + next steps without exposing sensitive vulnerability details unnecessarily or disrupting the production instance.
157 + </p>
158 + </div>
159 + <ol class="process-list">
160 + #foreach ($entry in $securityReviewProcessItems)
161 + <li>
162 + <strong>$entry.title</strong>
163 + $entry.content
164 + </li>
165 + #end
166 + </ol>
167 + </div>
168 + </div>
169 + </section>
170 + ## WHAT CAN BE INCLUDED
171 + #set ($securityIncludedItems = [{
172 + 'title': 'Version review',
173 + 'icon': 'refresh',
174 + 'content': 'Review of the current XWiki version, upgrade gap, supported version options and recommended upgrade path.'
175 + },{
176 + 'title': 'Rights review',
177 + 'icon': 'key',
178 + 'content': 'Review of admin, programming, script, edit and view rights across important spaces and user groups.'
179 + },{
180 + 'title': 'Authentication review',
181 + 'icon': 'sign-in',
182 + 'content': 'Review of LDAP, Active Directory, SSO, OIDC, SAML, MFA and user synchronization configuration.'
183 + },{
184 + 'title': 'Findings report',
185 + 'icon': 'file-text-o',
186 + 'content': 'Practical summary of findings, risks, recommended actions and follow-up priorities.'
187 + }])
188 + <section aria-labelledby="included-title">
189 + <div class="container">
190 + <h2 id="included-title">What can be included</h2>
191 + <p class="section-intro">
192 + The scope can be adjusted depending on the sensitivity of the instance, the age of the platform,
193 + the number of users and the complexity of the configuration.
194 + </p>
195 + <div class="widgets">
196 + #foreach ($entry in $securityIncludedItems)
197 + <article class="widget">
198 + <div class="icon" aria-hidden="true">
199 + <i class="fa fa-$entry.icon"></i>
200 + <h4>$entry.title</h4>
201 + </div>
202 + <p>$entry.content</p>
203 + </article>
204 + #end
205 + </div>
206 + </div>
207 + </section>
208 + ## IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
209 + #set ($securityConsiderationItems = [{
210 + 'title': 'Responsible vulnerability handling',
211 + 'icon': 'eye-slash',
212 + 'content': 'Findings are communicated in a way that helps remediation without unnecessarily exposing exploit details.'
213 + },{
214 + 'title': 'Risk-based prioritization',
215 + 'icon': 'balance-scale',
216 + 'content': 'Not all issues have the same impact. Recommendations are prioritized by practical exposure and business context.'
217 + },{
218 + 'title': 'User and group complexity',
219 + 'icon': 'users',
220 + 'content': 'Directory synchronization, group mappings and rights inheritance can create hidden access-control risks.'
221 + },{
222 + 'title': 'Custom code and scripting',
223 + 'icon': 'code',
224 + 'content': 'Custom applications, Velocity scripts, macros and extensions may require review when they affect security-sensitive behavior.'
225 + },{
226 + 'title': 'Upgrade as remediation',
227 + 'icon': 'refresh',
228 + 'content': 'In many cases, the most effective security improvement is a controlled upgrade to a supported XWiki version.'
229 + },{
230 + 'title': 'Actionable next steps',
231 + 'icon': 'check-square-o',
232 + 'content': 'The review should lead to clear remediation actions, not only a list of theoretical concerns.'
233 + }])
234 + <section class="services" aria-labelledby="considerations-title">
235 + <div class="container">
236 + <h2 id="considerations-title">Important considerations</h2>
237 + <p class="section-intro">
238 + A security review should be practical, careful and aligned with the way the XWiki instance is actually used.
239 + The purpose is to reduce risk, not to create unnecessary disruption or expose sensitive information.
240 + </p>
241 + <div class="services-grid">
242 + #foreach ($entry in $securityConsiderationItems)
243 + <article class="service">
244 + <div class="service-icon" aria-hidden="true">
245 + <i class="fa fa-$entry.icon"></i>
246 + </div>
247 + <div class="service-body">
248 + <h4>$entry.title</h4>
249 + <p>$entry.content</p>
250 + </div>
251 + </article>
252 + #end
253 + </div>
254 + </div>
255 + </section>
256 + ## RELATED SERVICES
257 + #set ($relatedSecurityServiceItems = [{
258 + 'title': 'XWiki Upgrade Services',
259 + 'url': 'services.xwiki-upgrades',
260 + 'content': 'Safe LTS upgrades with staging validation, compatibility checks, rollback planning and post-upgrade verification.',
261 + 'linkLabel': 'View upgrade services'
262 + },{
263 + 'title': 'Authentication & Access Control',
264 + 'url': 'services.xwiki-authentication-access-control',
265 + 'content': 'LDAP, Active Directory, SSO, OIDC, SAML, MFA, group synchronization and permissions support.',
266 + 'linkLabel': 'View access control services'
267 + }])
268 + <section class="resource-strip" aria-labelledby="related-title">
269 + <div class="container">
270 + <h2 id="related-title">Related XWiki services</h2>
271 + <p class="section-intro">
272 + Security review often connects naturally with upgrades, maintenance and access-control improvements.
273 + </p>
274 + <div class="resource-grid">
275 + #foreach ($entry in $relatedSecurityServiceItems)
276 + <article class="resource-card">
277 + <h4>$entry.title</h4>
278 + <p>$entry.content</p>
279 + <a href="$xwiki.getURL($entry.url)">$entry.linkLabel</a>
280 + </article>
281 + #end
282 + </div>
283 + </div>
284 + </section>
285 + ## CTA
286 + <section class="cta-section" aria-labelledby="cta-title">
287 + <div class="container">
288 + <div class="cta-panel">
289 + <h2 id="cta-title">Need a security review for your XWiki instance?</h2>
290 + <p>
291 + Send your current XWiki version, hosting model, authentication setup, approximate user/group structure
292 + and any specific security concerns you want to address. A short description is enough to start the review.
293 + </p>
294 + <a class="btn btn-primary" href="$xwiki.getURL('contact.WebHome')">Request a security review</a>
295 + </div>
296 + </div>
297 + </section>
298 +{{/html}}
299 +{{/velocity}}
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