How the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland mitigated to #XWiki

https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/how-historical-dictionary-switzerland-mitigated-xwiki

What kind of knowledge traveler are you?

Summer mode ON, but your wiki style still says a lot about you.

We mapped documentation habits to travel types: from the page-digging Explorer to the Minimalist who loves a tidy structure.

Check, reflect, and maybe laugh a bit.

CVE-2025-32429: CRITICAL SQL injection in XWiki Platform (v9.4-rc-1–16.10.5, 17.0.0-rc-1–17.2.2). Unauthenticated attackers can exploit 'sort' in getdeleteddocuments.vm. Patch to 16.10.6/17.3.0-rc-1 ASAP! https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2025-32429-cwe-89-improper-neutralization-of-s-39b97e45 #OffSeq #XWiki #SQLi #Vulnerability

XWiki will be at it-sa 2025 this October in Nuremberg!

The event focuses on digital trust, secure tools, and regaining control over tech — all things we care about deeply.

7–9 October
Hall 9, Booth 147 – NürnbergMesse

Join us to talk open-source knowledge sharing, documentation, and digital sovereignty.

#XWiki 17.6.0RC1 has been #released! Check it out: https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/ReleaseNotes/Data/XWiki/17.6.0RC1

This release brings performance improvements for icons, more control over the sorting in document trees. You will also be able to install and test a new (still very experimental) BlockNote-based WYSIWYG editor, and developers will benefit from a new, also still experimental, endpoint to help implementing Yjs-based real-time collaboration. This release contains security fixes, with the highest severity being 8.7/10.

We're proud to see growing recognition of our collaboration with @xwikiorg on building open source, self-hosted alternatives to Atlassian tools.

This recent article by @itsfoss dives into our shared commitment to digital sovereignty, transparency, and long-term independence from vendor lock-in.

Check it out here: https://news.itsfoss.com/europe-open-source-alternative-confluence/

How does AI reshape the economics of collaboration software?

At @ow2, @ldubost shared XWiki’s insights on this question. As AI gets embedded into SaaS tools, what happens to pricing, user choice, and data protection?

Highlights from the talk:
Will AI make tools more expensive by default?
Do users still get to opt out of AI?
What role should open source play?

Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVsBEpLc-sQ

CVE-2025-53836: CRITICAL flaw in XWiki Rendering lets attackers bypass macro restrictions, enabling script execution! Affects 4.2-milestone-1–13.10.10, 14.0–14.4.6, 14.5–14.9. Patch to 13.10.11, 14.4.7, or 14.10 immediately! https://radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-2025-53836-cwe-863-incorrect-authorization-in--d7118136 #OffSeq #CVE202553836 #XWiki #infosec

Europe is pushing for digital sovereignty
XWiki and OpenProject are building an open source alternative to Confluence and Jira—aimed at reducing reliance on U.S. tech and giving users more control

Backed by public initiatives like ZenDiS, the project supports self-hosted, transparent collaboration tools.

@itsfoss
@xwiki
@openproject

https://news.itsfoss.com/europe-open-source-alternative-confluence/

"European organizations are going all in for digital sovereignty with open source tools."

Congrats @xwikiorg and @openproject for the partnership "to offer a combined open source alternative to Jira and Confluence."

https://news.itsfoss.com/europe-open-source-alternative-confluence/

In June, the XWiki team in Iași traded screens for trampolines, arcade games, and laser tag.

It was a simple reminder that fun together strengthens community more than any team-building theory ever could.

A special shout-out to the blue elephant plushie that made it back to the office as a trophy.

Full story and photos here: https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/XWiki-team-unplugged/

Your knowledge shouldn’t disappear with your subscription.

XWiki lets you control where your docs live, how they’re structured, and how they evolve. No lock-in, no surprises.

We just published a deep-dive on knowledge sovereignty.
https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/knowledge-platform-outlives-software-subscription/

Good news from the open-source world!
XWiki is teaming up with OpenProject to offer a complete, modular alternative to Confluence and Jira — no vendor lock-in, no trade-offs.

We believe in tools that respect users, protect data, and work well together.
That’s why we’re building an integrated experience across documentation and project management — and doing it openly.

Read more: https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/open-source-alternative-to-Atlassian-XWiki-OpenProject/

June was a big month at XWiki:

• New @openproject partnership (goodbye Jira & Confluence)
• XWiki 17.5 release
• Guide: better HR docs
• Case study: Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
• How knowledge can outlive your subscription

Missed any of it? You can catch up on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/june-recap-youll-want-catch-up-whats-new-next-xwiki-cryptpad-xwiki-qdnif