GHSA-9qrp-h7fw-42hg 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
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 GHSA-9qrp-h7fw-42hg.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-9qrp-h7fw-42hg plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,166 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcoreReal-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
- 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
- Email us at security mailing list
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore | ≥ 8.3-rc-1&&< 13.10.3 | 13.10.3org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore:13.10.3 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
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 GHSA-9qrp-h7fw-42hg is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-9qrp-h7fw-42hg can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-9qrp-h7fw-42hg. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-9qrp-h7fw-42hg in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-9qrp-h7fw-42hg across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.