CVE-2025-55748 XWiki Platform's configuration files can be accessed through jsx and sx endpoints
Attackers can read sensitive configuration files via path traversal in jsx and sx endpoints, exposing system details.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-55748?
CVE-2025-55748 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 3 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions 4.2-milestone-2 through 16.10.6, configuration files are accessible through jsx and sx endpoints. It's possible to 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 is fixed in version 16.10.7.
Weakness: CWE-23
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55748?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-skinx. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-skinx Maven | From 4.2-milestone-2 | 16.10.7 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-skinx Maven | From 4.2-milestone-2 | 16.10.7 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2025-55748?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-skinx to 16.10.7 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-55748 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-55748 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Xwiki Xwiki
- CVE-2025-24893 XWiki Platform Eval Injection
- CVE-2025-53836 XWiki Rendering is vulnerable to RCE attacks when processing nested macros
- CVE-2024-55662 XWiki allows remote code execution through the extension sheet
- CVE-2024-55877 XWiki allows remote code execution from account through macro descriptions and XWiki.XWikiSyntaxMacrosList
- CVE-2024-37901 XWiki Platform vulnerable to remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestConfigSheet
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m63c-3rmg-r2cf.