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Critical · 9.3 CVE-2026-23734 EUVD-2026-31152GHSA-xq3r-2qv5-vqqm

XWiki Platform: Path traversal via resources parameter in ssx and jsx endpoints when using leading slash

Published May 20, 2026 · Updated May 26, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
xwiki xwiki-commons >= 4.2-milestone-2, < 16.10.17, >= 17.0.0-rc-1, < 17.4.9, >= 17.5.0, < 17.10.3, >= 18.0.0-rc-1, < 18.1.0-rc-1 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-classloader-api >= 4.2-milestone-2, < 16.10.17 16.10.17 GHSA-xq3r-2qv5-vqqm
Maven org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-classloader-api >= 17.0.0-rc-1, < 17.4.9 17.4.9 GHSA-xq3r-2qv5-vqqm
Maven org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-classloader-api >= 17.5.0, < 17.10.3 17.10.3 GHSA-xq3r-2qv5-vqqm
Maven org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-classloader-api >= 18.0.0-rc-1, < 18.1.0-rc-1 18.1.0-rc-1 GHSA-xq3r-2qv5-vqqm

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