Vulnerability · Published Sep 3, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2025-55747XWiki Platform's configuration files can be accessed through the webjars API

Critical 9.3

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in xwiki-platform from xwiki. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)9.3Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 22.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack tooling1Nuclei

Official description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. In versions 6.1-milestone-2 through 16.10.6, configuration files are accessible through the webjars API. This is fixed in version 16.10.7.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Maven	org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-webjars	no fix listed	GHSA-qww7-89xh-x7m7
Maven	org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-webjars-api	16.10.7	GHSA-qww7-89xh-x7m7
Maven	org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-webjars-api	17.4.0-rc-1	GHSA-qww7-89xh-x7m7

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
xwiki	xwiki-platform	>= 6.1-milestone-2, < 16.10.7

Weakness: CWE-23 · Vector: 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

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-qww7-89xh-x7m7 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9e7b4c03f2143978d891109a17159f73d4cdd318#diff-45ea9c87d5fb68cd5db0da7f78cf25e76f1325f5fe56e21618b21786fc706236R80-R81 x_refsource_MISC
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19350 x_refsource_MISC