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CVE-2022-29253

LOW
Published 2022-05-25T20:55:10.000Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
2.7
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.199
Higher than 19.9% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

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Affected Products

xwiki

xwiki-platform

Affected Versions:

>= 8.3-rc-1, < 13.10.3

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

✓ GitHub Reviewed LOW

Path Traversal in XWiki Platform

GHSA-9qrp-h7fw-42hg

Advisory Details

### Impact One can ask for any file located in the classloader using the template API and a path with ".." in it. For example ``` {{template name="../xwiki.hbm.xml"/}} ``` To our knownledge none of the available files of the classloader in XWiki Standard contain any strong confidential data, hence the low confidentiality value of this advisory. ### Patches The issue is patched in versions 14.0 and 13.10.3. ### Workarounds There's no easy workaround for this issue, administrators should upgrade their wiki. ### References * https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19349 * https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4917c8f355717bb636d763844528b1fe0f95e8e2 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [Jira XWiki](https://jira.xwiki.org) * Email us at [security mailing list](mailto:[email protected])

Affected Packages

Maven org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore
ECOSYSTEM: ≥8.3-rc-1 <13.10.3

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

2.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

WEB https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-9qrp-h7fw-42hg
ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29253
WEB https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4917c8f355717bb636d763844528b1fe0f95e8e2
PACKAGE https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
WEB https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19349

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: June 1, 2022, Modified: June 1, 2022

References

https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-9qrp-h7fw-42hg
https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4917c8f355717bb636d763844528b1fe0f95e8e2
https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19349
Published: 2022-05-25T20:55:10.000Z
Last Modified: 2025-04-23T18:21:49.180Z
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