ghsa-m63c-3rmg-r2cf
Vulnerability from github
Published
2025-09-03 17:45
Modified
2025-09-10 21:14
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
XWiki configuration files can be accessed through jsx and sx endpoints
Details

Impact

It's possible to get access and read configuration files by using URLs such as http://localhost:8080/bin/ssx/Main/WebHome?resource=../../WEB-INF/xwiki.cfg&minify=false.

This can apparently be reproduced on Tomcat instances.

Patches

This has been patched in 17.4.0-rc-1, 16.10.7.

Workarounds

There is no known workaround, other than upgrading XWiki.

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

The vulnerability was reported by Gregor Neumann.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-skinx"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.2-milestone-2"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "16.10.7"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-55748"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-23"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-09-03T17:45:11Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-03T21:15:32Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nIt\u0027s possible to get access and read configuration files by using URLs such as `http://localhost:8080/bin/ssx/Main/WebHome?resource=../../WEB-INF/xwiki.cfg\u0026minify=false`.\n\nThis can apparently be reproduced on Tomcat instances.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis has been patched in  17.4.0-rc-1, 16.10.7.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere is no known workaround, other than upgrading XWiki.\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\nThe vulnerability was reported by Gregor Neumann.",
  "id": "GHSA-m63c-3rmg-r2cf",
  "modified": "2025-09-10T21:14:00Z",
  "published": "2025-09-03T17:45:11Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-m63c-3rmg-r2cf"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55748"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9e7b4c03f2143978d891109a17159f73d4cdd318#diff-ee78930a9ac5ea586179fe8ab88a5fd58e369d175927d1e88a0b4dbc3ebcbf1eR62"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-23109"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "XWiki configuration files can be accessed through jsx and sx endpoints"
}


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