Security Digest · Vulnerability record
CVE-2025-55747: XWiki configuration files can be accessed through the webjars API
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it.
CVSS 9.3 Critical EPSS 1.7% · p77
Should you act?
Critical and remotely reachable
No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. This signal is computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS data; it is not an editorial verdict.
- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 1.7%, percentile 77: FIRST’s model estimates a 1.7% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-webjars-api(Maven) >= 7.1.4, < 16.10.7, fixed in 16.10.7;org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-webjars-api(Maven) >= 17.0.0-rc-1, < 17.4.0-rc-1, fixed in 17.4.0-rc-1;org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-webjars(Maven) >= 6.1-miletone-2, <= 7.1.3, no fixed version listed. Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.
What it is
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions 6.1-milestone-2 through 16.10.6, configuration files are accessible through the webjars API. This is fixed in version 16.10.7.
From the GitHub advisory
Impact
It's possible to get access and read configuration files by using URLs such as http://localhost:8080/xwiki/webjars/wiki%3Axwiki/..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2FWEB-INF%2Fxwiki.cfg. The trick here is to encode the / which is decoded when parsing the URL segment, but not re-encoded when assembling the file path.
Patches
This has been patched in 17.4.0-rc-1, 16.10.7.
Workarounds
Weakness type: CWE-23.
Product: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-webjars-api (Maven) · Assigned by: GitHub_M · Published: 2025-09-03
Affected and fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | First fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-webjars-api | >= 7.1.4, < 16.10.7 | 16.10.7 |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-webjars-api | >= 17.0.0-rc-1, < 17.4.0-rc-1 | 17.4.0-rc-1 |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-webjars | >= 6.1-miletone-2, <= 7.1.3 | none listed |
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions (per CVE record) |
|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | >= 6.1-milestone-2, < 16.10.7 |
Severity scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_M | 4.0 | 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 |
| GitHub | 4.0 | 9.3 | 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 |
- Attack vector: network (remotely reachable)
- Attack complexity: low
- Attack requirements: none
- Privileges required: none (no login)
- User interaction: none
CVSS measures how bad a flaw is if exploited, not how likely exploitation is. Read it next to the exploitation data below.
Exploitation and urgency
- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact partial.
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 1.68% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 77.
Timeline
- — CVE record last updated
- — CVE record published by GitHub_M
- — GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-qww7-89xh-x7m7 published (critical)
Sources and references
Original sources first. Version and fix details should always be confirmed against the vendor or project advisory.
Vulnerability records
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-qww7-89xh-x7m7 github.com
- CVE.org record CVE-2025-55747 cve.org
- NVD entry CVE-2025-55747 nvd.nist.gov
Other references from the CVE record and advisory
- github.com github.com
- github.com github.com
- jira.xwiki.org jira.xwiki.org