XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Versions prior to 18.1.0-rc-1, 17.10.3, 17.4.9, and 16.10.17 allow access to read configuration files by using URLs such as http://localhost:8080/bin/ssx/Main/WebHome?resource=/../../WEB-INF/xwiki.cfg&minify=false, leading to Path Traversal. The vulnerability is can be exploited via resources parameter the ssx and jsx endpoints by using leading slashes. This issue has been patched in 18.1.0-rc-1, 17.10.3, 17.4.9, 16.10.17.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00039.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
xwiki xwiki-commons affected
Version Status Constraints
< 16.10.17 affected —
>= 17.0.0-rc-1, < 17.4.9 affected —
>= 17.5.0, < 17.10.3 affected —
>= 18.0.0-rc-1, < 18.1.0-rc-1 affected —

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References
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https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/commit/a979cafd89f6a9c9c0b9ab19744d672df64429bf cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/security/advisories/GHSA-xq3r-2qv5-vqqm cve-icon cve-icon
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3547 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 21 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 21 May 2026 08:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Xwiki
Xwiki commons
Vendors & Products Xwiki
Xwiki commons

Wed, 20 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Versions prior to 18.1.0-rc-1, 17.10.3, 17.4.9, and 16.10.17 allow access to read configuration files by using URLs such as http://localhost:8080/bin/ssx/Main/WebHome?resource=/../../WEB-INF/xwiki.cfg&minify=false, leading to Path Traversal. The vulnerability is can be exploited via resources parameter the ssx and jsx endpoints by using leading slashes. This issue has been patched in 18.1.0-rc-1, 17.10.3, 17.4.9, 16.10.17.
Title XWiki Platform: Path traversal via resources parameter in ssx and jsx endpoints when using leading slash
Weaknesses CWE-23
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-21T14:03:55.529Z

Reserved: 2026-01-15T15:45:01.957Z

Link: CVE-2026-23734

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-21T14:03:48.066Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-20T20:16:36.027

Modified: 2026-05-21T16:04:53.813

Link: CVE-2026-23734

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-21T08:00:05Z

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