XWiki-Platform - Path Traversal (CVE-2025-55747)

CVE-2025-55747 is a critical vulnerability in XWiki Platform versions 6.1-milestone-2 through 16.10.6, where configuration files are exposed via the webjars API. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access sensitive configuration data, potentially leading to further compromise of the application or underlying infrastructure.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 26th of November 2025.

CrowdSec network data shows that most actors exploiting CVE-2025-55747 rely on broad, untargeted scans with minimal filtering. The activity is largely automated and opportunistic in nature. Data from the CrowdSec community also indicates a gradual decrease in attacks targeting CVE-2025-55747. While still present in the wild, exploitation levels have dropped noticeably week-over-week. This may signal that the vulnerability is becoming less relevant or that defenses are improving fast enough for attackers to lose interest.

Attackers exploit the /xwiki/webjars/ endpoint with encoded directory traversal sequences (e.g., %2F..%2F..%2F..%2F..%2FWEB-INF%2Fxwiki.cfg) to access sensitive configuration files such as xwiki.cfg.