CVE-2025-55749 The XWiki Jetty package (XJetty) allows accessing any application file through URL
Attackers can access arbitrary files in the webapp folder, potentially exposing credentials, in XWiki instances using the XJetty package.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-55749?
CVE-2025-55749 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 1 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55749?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tool-jetty-resources. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tool-jetty-resources Maven | From 16.7.0 | 16.10.11 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tool-jetty-resources Maven | From 16.7.0 | 16.10.11 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tool-jetty-resources Maven | From 17.0.0-rc-1 | 17.4.4 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tool-jetty-resources Maven | From 17.0.0-rc-1 | 17.4.4 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tool-jetty-resources Maven | From 17.5.0 | 17.7.0 |
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tool-jetty-resources Maven | From 17.5.0 | 17.7.0 |
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2025-55749?
Upgrade org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-tool-jetty-resources to a fixed version for your release line: 16.10.11, 17.4.4 or 17.7.0.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-55749 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-55749 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-53gx-j3p6-2rw9.