CVE-2025-55748
XWiki configuration files can be accessed through jsx and sx endpoints
Description
### 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](https://jira.xwiki.org/) * Email us at [Security Mailing List](mailto:[email protected]) ### Attribution The vulnerability was reported by Gregor Neumann.
How to fix CVE-2025-55748
To remediate CVE-2025-55748, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 16.10.7 or later
Is CVE-2025-55748 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 4.2-milestone-2, < 16.10.7
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | 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 |
References (5)
- ADVISORYnvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55748
- PATCHgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
- WEBgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9e7b4c03f2143978d891109a17159f73d4cdd318#diff-ee78930a9ac5ea586179fe8ab88a5fd58e369d175927d1e88a0b4dbc3ebcbf1eR62
- WEBgithub.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-m63c-3rmg-r2cf