# CVE-2022-23620: Path traversal in xwiki-platform-skin-skinx

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-23620-path-traversal-in-xwiki-platform-skin-skinx  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-02-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-23620 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-02-09

Path traversal in xwiki-platform-skin-skinx

Technologies: [org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-skinx (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-xwiki-platform-xwiki-platform-skin-skinx). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-23620 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-23620 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-23620?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 9 February 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-skinx (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.2-rc-1,fixed=13.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-23620?** Yes. org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-skinx (Maven): upgrade to 13.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-23620?** Check whether you run org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-skinx (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-skinx (Maven): upgrade to 13.6 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-skinx to 13.6 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-skinx (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.2-rc-1,fixed=13.6

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-23620
- GHSA-7ph6-5cmq-xgjq

## Related threats

- [XWiki configuration files can be accessed through jsx and sx endpoints](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-55748-xwiki-configuration-files-can-be-accessed-through-jsx-and-sx)
- [org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-skin-skinx vulnerable to basic Cross-site Scripting by exploiting JSX or SSX plugins](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-29206-org-xwiki-platform-xwiki-platform-skin-skinx-vulnerable-to-basic)
- [Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs in org.xwiki.platform.skin.skinx](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-24821-incorrect-use-of-privileged-apis-in-org-xwiki-platform-skin-skinx)