GHSA-QJ4X-9G63-25G6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-07 13:01 – Updated: 2026-07-07 13:01
VLAI
Summary
XWiki Platform Old Core: Resource path traversal via /skin/ action endpoint in Jetty 12+
Details

Impact

With Jetty 12+ a user can craft a URL to access any resource the Jetty instance is allowed to access.

For example http://[host]/xwiki/bin/skin/..%252f/..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252fetc/passwd allows downloading the content of the /etc/passwd file, provided Jetty is allowed to read it, and if your XWiki webapp is located exactly 5 levels below / (like /var/lib/jetty/webapps/xwiki, which is the case in the docker image, for example).

Another example which does not go out of the XWiki webapp, but it's still a vulnerability (since users should not be allowed to access Hibernate or XWiki configuration files) is http://[host]/xwiki/bin/skin/..%252f/..%252fWEB-INF/xwiki.cfg.

Patches

This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 17.10.5 and 18.2.0.

Workarounds

A possible workaround is to use a different application server, like Jetty < 12 (in the case of XWiki < 17) or Tomcat, which don't seem to be impacted.

Resources

  • https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-24075
  • https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3594

For more information

If there are any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in Jira XWiki.org * Send an email to the Security Mailing List

Attribution

Lê Ngọc Khoa reported the vulnerability.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "17.10.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "18.0.0-rc-1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "18.2.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-34151"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-24"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-07-07T13:01:21Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nWith Jetty 12+ a user can craft a URL to access any resource the Jetty instance is allowed to access.\n\nFor example `http://[host]/xwiki/bin/skin/..%252f/..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252f..%252fetc/passwd` allows downloading the content of the /etc/passwd file, provided Jetty is allowed to read it, and if your XWiki webapp is located exactly 5 levels below `/` (like `/var/lib/jetty/webapps/xwiki`, which is the case in the docker image, for example).\n\nAnother example which does not go out of the XWiki webapp, but it\u0027s still a vulnerability (since users should not be allowed to access Hibernate or XWiki configuration files) is `http://[host]/xwiki/bin/skin/..%252f/..%252fWEB-INF/xwiki.cfg`.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 17.10.5 and 18.2.0.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nA possible workaround is to use a different application server, like Jetty \u003c 12 (in the case of XWiki \u003c 17) or Tomcat, which don\u0027t seem to be impacted.\n\n### Resources\n\n* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-24075\n* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3594\n\n### For more information\n\nIf there are any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [Jira XWiki.org](https://jira.xwiki.org/)\n* Send an email to the [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org)\n\n### Attribution\n\n L\u00ea Ng\u1ecdc Khoa reported the vulnerability.",
  "id": "GHSA-qj4x-9g63-25g6",
  "modified": "2026-07-07T13:01:22Z",
  "published": "2026-07-07T13:01:21Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-qj4x-9g63-25g6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/pull/1675"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3594"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-24075"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "XWiki Platform Old Core: Resource path traversal via /skin/ action endpoint in Jetty 12+"
}



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