---
id: CVE-2025-55749
title: XWiki is an open-source wiki software platform
summary: >-
  XWiki is an open-source wiki software platform. From 16.7.0 to 16.10.11,
  17.4.4, or 17.7.0, in an instance which is using the XWiki Jetty package
  (XJetty), a context is exposed to statically access any file located in the
  webapp/ folder.…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-284
vendor: xwiki
product: xwiki
affected:
  - 'xwiki >= 16.7.0, < 16.10.11'
  - 'xwiki >= 17.0.0, < 17.4.4'
  - 'xwiki >= 17.5.0, < 17.7.0'
patched:
  - xwiki 17.7.0
published: '2025-12-01'
updated: '2026-09-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-26T00:10:00.127'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55749'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/42fb063749dd88cc78196f72d7318b7179285ebd
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/99a04a0e2143583f5154a43e02174155da7e8e10
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/compare/8b68d8a70b43f25391b3ee48477d7eb71b95cf4b...99a04a0e2143583f5154a43e02174155da7e8e10
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-53gx-j3p6-2rw9
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-23438'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.01471
epssPercentile: 0.72686
exploits:
  nuclei:
    - CVE-2025-55749
  checkedAt: '2026-09-26T00:23:14.516Z'
exploitAvailable: true
ingestedAt: '2026-09-26T00:22:39.986Z'
---

## Overview

XWiki is an open-source wiki software platform. From 16.7.0 to 16.10.11, 17.4.4, or 17.7.0, in an instance which is using the XWiki Jetty package (XJetty), a context is exposed to statically access any file located in the webapp/ folder. It allows accessing files which might contains credentials. Fixed in 16.10.11, 17.4.4, and 17.7.0.

## Affected

- `xwiki >= 16.7.0, < 16.10.11`
- `xwiki >= 17.0.0, < 17.4.4`
- `xwiki >= 17.5.0, < 17.7.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `xwiki 17.7.0`