CVE-2025-55749
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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weaknesses
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affected products (18)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tool-jetty-resources16.7.0 → 16.10.11osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-tool-jetty-resources
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tool-jetty-resources17.0.0-rc-1 → 17.4.4osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-tool-jetty-resources
- Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tool-jetty-resources17.5.0 → 17.7.0osvUSpkg:maven/org.xwiki.platform/xwiki-platform-tool-jetty-resources
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2701xwiki (XJetty): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2025-11-30csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in xwiki ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
- GHSA-53gx-j3p6-2rw9XWiki Jetty Package (XJetty) allows accessing any application file through URL2025-12-01ghsa · osvUS
### 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](https://jira.xwiki.org/) * Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:security@xwiki.org) ### Attribution Vulnerability reported by Joseph Huber.
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references (17)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-55749cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/42fb063749dd88cc78196f72d7318b7179285ebdcnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/99a04a0e2143583f5154a43e02174155da7e8e10cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/compare/8b68d8a70b43f25391b3ee48477d7eb71b95cf4b...99a04a0e2143583f5154a43e02174155da7e8e10cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-53gx-j3p6-2rw9cnnvd
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-23438cnnvd
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/42fb063749dd88cc78196f72d7318b7179285ebdenisa_euvd
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