9.3
CRITICAL CVSS 4.0
CVE-2025-55747
XWiki Platform's configuration files can be accessed through the webjars API
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 3, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 10, 2025, 5:47 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-55747 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xwiki xwiki
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update XWiki Platform to version 16.10.7 to resolve configuration file access vulnerability.
  • Upgrade XWiki Platform to version 16.10.7 or later.
  • Verify webjars API access is restricted.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-55747.

URL Resource
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9e7b4c03f2143978d891109a17159f73d4cdd318#diff-45ea9c87d5fb68cd5db0da7f78cf25e76f1325f5fe56e21618b21786fc706236R80-R81 Patch
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-qww7-89xh-x7m7 Vendor Advisory
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19350 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-55747 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-55747 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-55747 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:6.1:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 17.0.0 up to (including) 17.3.0 *cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 16.10.7
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9e7b4c03f2143978d891109a17159f73d4cdd318#diff-45ea9c87d5fb68cd5db0da7f78cf25e76f1325f5fe56e21618b21786fc706236R80-R81 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-qww7-89xh-x7m7 Types: Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19350 Types: Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-23
    Added Reference https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9e7b4c03f2143978d891109a17159f73d4cdd318#diff-45ea9c87d5fb68cd5db0da7f78cf25e76f1325f5fe56e21618b21786fc706236R80-R81
    Added Reference https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-qww7-89xh-x7m7
    Added Reference https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19350
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Attack Requirements
Privileges Required
User Interaction
VS Confidentiality
VS Integrity
VS Availability
SS Confidentiality
SS Integrity
SS Availability
Base CVSS Score: 9.1
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact