How severe is CVE-2022-29253?

CVE-2022-29253 has a CVSS score of 2.7/10, rated LOW. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2022-29253?

CVE-2022-29253 affects the following packages: org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29253?

Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to 13.10.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-29253 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2022-29253 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2022-29253 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.

Is CVE-2022-29253 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2022-29253 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-29253?

CVE-2022-29253 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.1%, placing it in the 65th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-29253?

CVE-2022-29253 is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), CWE-24 (CWE-24). These weakness types describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2022-29253 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2022-29253 was published on May 25, 2022 and was last updated on October 28, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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Not in CISA KEV

LOW severity

CVE-2022-29253 — xwiki-platform-oldcore

LOWFix: xwiki/xwiki-platform@4917c8f

CVE-2022-29253 is a low-severity (CVSS 2.7) Path Traversal vulnerability in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore. A fix is available for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Path Traversal in XWiki Platform

Also known asGHSA-9qrp-h7fw-42hg

Published

May 25, 2022

Updated

Oct 28, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 2, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2022-29253.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.1%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs65th percentile — riskier than 65% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

☕org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

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

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Open an issue in Jira XWiki
Email us at security mailing list

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore`	≥ 8.3-rc-1&&< 13.10.3	13.10.3`org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore:13.10.3`

Affected Products

1 product · 2 configurations

Application

xwikixwiki

≥ 8.4 && < 13.10.3

1 version

8.3

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore to 13.10.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-29253 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.

Frequently Asked Questions

### 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.c