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GHSA-53GX-J3P6-2RW9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-01 18:59 – Updated: 2026-02-06 19:00

Summary

XWiki Jetty Package (XJetty) allows accessing any application file through URL

Details

Impact

In an instance which is using the XWiki Jetty package (XJetty), a context is exposed to statically access any file located in the webapp/ folder.

It allows accessing files which might contains credentials, like http://myhots/webapps/xwiki/WEB-INF/xwiki.cfg, http://myhots/webapps/xwiki/WEB-INF/xwiki.properties or http://myhots/webapps/xwiki/WEB-INF/hibernate.cfg.xml.

Patches

This has been patched in 16.10.11, 17.4.4, 17.7.0.

Workarounds

The workaround is to modify the start_xwiki.sh script following https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/compare/8b68d8a70b43f25391b3ee48477d7eb71b95cf4b...99a04a0e2143583f5154a43e02174155da7e8e10.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org * Email us at Security Mailing List

Attribution

Vulnerability reported by Joseph Huber.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

8.7 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tool-jetty-resources"
      },
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-55749"
  ],
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      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-12-01T18:59:29Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-01T21:15:51Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nIn an instance which is using the XWiki Jetty package (XJetty), a context is exposed to statically access any file located in the webapp/ folder.\n\nIt allows accessing files which might contains credentials, like http://myhots/webapps/xwiki/WEB-INF/xwiki.cfg, http://myhots/webapps/xwiki/WEB-INF/xwiki.properties or http://myhots/webapps/xwiki/WEB-INF/hibernate.cfg.xml.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis has been patched in 16.10.11, 17.4.4, 17.7.0.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThe workaround is to modify the start_xwiki.sh script following https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/compare/8b68d8a70b43f25391b3ee48477d7eb71b95cf4b...99a04a0e2143583f5154a43e02174155da7e8e10.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/)\n* Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n\n### Attribution\n\nVulnerability reported by Joseph Huber.",
  "id": "GHSA-53gx-j3p6-2rw9",
  "modified": "2026-02-06T19:00:05Z",
  "published": "2025-12-01T18:59:29Z",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/99a04a0e2143583f5154a43e02174155da7e8e10"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform"
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-23438"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
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  ],
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}

CVE-2025-55749 (GCVE-0-2025-55749)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-01 20:09 – Updated: 2025-12-01 20:34

Title

The XWiki Jetty package (XJetty) allows accessing any application file through URL

Summary

XWiki is an open-source wiki software platform. From 16.7.0 to 16.10.11, 17.4.4, or 17.7.0, in an instance which is using the XWiki Jetty package (XJetty), a context is exposed to statically access any file located in the webapp/ folder. It allows accessing files which might contains credentials. Fixed in 16.10.11, 17.4.4, and 17.7.0.

Severity

8.7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-12-01 20:34 UTC

CWE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/42…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/99…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/compare/8…	x_refsource_MISC
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-23438	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
xwiki	xwiki-platform	Affected: >= 16.7.0, < 16.10.11 Affected: >= 17.0.0-rc1, < 17.4.4 Affected: >= 17.5.0, < 17.7.0

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