XWiki xwiki-platform up to 16.10.10/17.4.3/17.6.x XJetty webapp/ access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in XWiki xwiki-platform up to 16.10.10/17.4.3/17.6.x. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file webapp/ of the component XJetty. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-55749. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in XWiki xwiki-platform up to 16.10.10/17.4.3/17.6.x. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file webapp/ of the component XJetty. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-55749 since 08/15/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 16.10.11, 17.4.4 or 17.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 42fb063749dd88cc78196f72d7318b7179285ebd is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-200075). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: xwiki-platform 16.10.11/17.4.4/17.7.0
Patch: 42fb063749dd88cc78196f72d7318b7179285ebd

Timelineinfo

08/15/2025 CVE reserved
12/01/2025 +108 days Advisory disclosed
12/01/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/06/2026 +67 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-53gx-j3p6-2rw9
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-55749 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-55749
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-333907
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/01/2025 23:23
Updated: 02/06/2026 23:12
Changes: 12/01/2025 23:23 (73), 12/02/2025 05:01 (1), 02/06/2026 23:12 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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