CVE-2022-29253: Path Traversal in XWiki Platform

Severity: low (CVSS 2.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-05-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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.

Affected products

xwiki-platform: from 8.4 before 13.10.3; 8.3-rc1 — fixed in 13.10.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: xwiki-platform 13.10.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4917c8f355717bb636d763844528b1fe0f95e8e2
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-9qrp-h7fw-42hg
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19349
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4917c8f355717bb636d763844528b1fe0f95e8e2
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-9qrp-h7fw-42hg
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19349

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