File Access Vulnerability in XWiki Open-Source Software
CVE-2025-55749

8.7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Xwiki
Status
Xwiki-platform
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 December 2025

What is CVE-2025-55749?

A vulnerability exists in XWiki, an open-source wiki software platform, where a context in instances using the XWiki Jetty package (XJetty) can expose static access to files located in the webapp/ folder. This flaw could potentially allow unauthorized access to sensitive files, such as those containing credentials. Users of affected versions should upgrade to the latest stable versions—16.10.11, 17.4.4, or 17.7.0—to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

xwiki-platform >= 16.7.0, < 16.10.11 < 16.7.0, 16.10.11

xwiki-platform >= 17.0.0-rc1, < 17.4.4 < 17.0.0-rc1, 17.4.4

xwiki-platform >= 17.5.0, < 17.7.0 < 17.5.0, 17.7.0

References

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisori...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/42fb063749...
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/99a04a0e21...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V4

Score:
8.7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-55749 : File Access Vulnerability in XWiki Open-Source Software