CVE-2025-55748: XWiki configuration files can be accessed through jsx and sx endpoints
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.
Published Sep 3, 2025 · Updated Sep 10, 2025
Affected packages
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-skinx
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Affected
- >= 4.2-milestone-2, < 16.10.7
- Fixed in
- 16.10.7
- Check
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-skinx
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
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](mailto:[email protected])
Attribution
The vulnerability was reported by Gregor Neumann.
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-m63c-3rmg-r2cf
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9e7b4c03f2143978d891109a17159f73d4cdd318#diff-ee78930a9ac5ea586179fe8ab88a5fd58e369d175927d1e88a0b4dbc3ebcbf1eR62
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-23109
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55748
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m63c-3rmg-r2cf
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