Description
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Prior to 17.10.5 and 18.2.0, the /skin/ action in com.xpn.xwiki.web.SkinAction can resolve double-encoded parent-directory segments outside the intended skin or web-application resource prefix when Jetty 12 or later decodes the request path. The affected lookup is replaced with Environment.getResourceAsStream(String, String), which constrains a resource to its expected prefix. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use the vulnerable behavior to read arbitrary resources permitted to the Jetty process, including WEB-INF/xwiki.cfg and, depending on deployment depth and operating-system permissions, host files. Tomcat and Jetty versions before 12 do not appear affected. This issue is fixed in versions 17.10.5 and 18.2.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | < 17.10.5, >= 18.0.0-rc-1, < 18.2.0 | — |
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- XWiki Platform - Path Traversal http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-34151.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore | < 17.10.5 | 17.10.5 | GHSA-qj4x-9g63-25g6 |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore | >= 18.0.0-rc-1, < 18.2.0 | 18.2.0 | GHSA-qj4x-9g63-25g6 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2224 xwiki: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von Informationen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 14, 2026
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-qj4x-9g63-25g6
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/pull/1675
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/79eba8655f3a96021a8e7ad07956e48d20a82383
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/f7b33704083d3b4e45d1b9fc1e2cc33c66855f85
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/releases/tag/xwiki-platform-17.10.5
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/releases/tag/xwiki-platform-18.2.0
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3594
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-24075