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low 2.7

CVE-2022-29253 json

Path Traversal in XWiki Platform

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-9qrp-h7fw-42hg , EUVD-2022-6014

cvss
2.7
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Starting with version 8.3-rc-1 and prior to versions 12.10.3 and 14.0, one can ask for any file located in the classloader using the template API and a path with ".." in it. The issue is patched in versions 14.0 and 13.10.3. There is no easy workaround for this issue.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore 13.10.3
  • xwiki xwiki 13.10.3

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 2.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 2.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 2.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore
>=8.3-rc-1, <13.10.3
13.10.3

Affected products

  • xwiki xwiki-platform

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-24 Path Traversal: '../filedir'
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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