Relative Path Traversal in XWiki platform - CVE-2022-23620
Published: February 9, 2022 / Updated: May 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU130030
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23620
CWE-ID: CWE-23
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: XWiki
Affected software:
XWiki platform
XWiki platform
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to modify files outside the intended export directory and cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to relative path traversal in AbstractSxExportURLFactoryActionHandler#processSx when serializing an SSX or JSX document reference to the filesystem during HTML export. A remote privileged user can create and use an SSX or JSX reference containing "../" to modify files outside the intended export directory and cause a denial of service.
User interaction is required to trigger the export process.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-23620
Install security update from vendor's website.