XWiki-Platform - Path Traversal (CVE-2025-55748)

CVE-2025-55748 is a critical vulnerability in XWiki Platform versions 4.2-milestone-2 through 16.10.6 that allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive configuration files via specially crafted URLs targeting jsx and sx endpoints. Exploiting this flaw could expose confidential settings and credentials, potentially leading to further compromise of the affected system.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 29th of October 2025.

Insights from the CrowdSec network reveal that the attackers trying to exploit CVE-2025-55748 are composed of a fairly even mix of opportunistic and targeted actors. Some attackers employ preliminary reconnaissance, while others use indiscriminate scanning. Additionally, according to week-over-week analysis by CrowdSec, exploitation of CVE-2025-55748 is surging. Attack volumes are spiking well above historical norms, indicating widespread and escalating interest from threat actors. CVE-2025-55748 is currently experiencing high visibility and active exploitation across the internet.

Attackers exploit the /bin/ssx/Main/WebHome endpoint with a resource parameter containing path traversal sequences (e.g., ../../WEB-INF/xwiki.cfg) to read sensitive configuration files from vulnerable XWiki Platform instances.