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CVE-2026-24128

XWiki Affected by Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Error Messages

6.5 MediumFix available

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Versions 7.0-milestone-2 through 16.10.11, 17.0.0-rc-1 through 17.4.4, and 17.5.0-rc-1 through 17.7.0 contain a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, which allows an attacker to craft a malicious URL and execute arbitrary actions with the same privileges as the victim. If the victim has administrative or programming rights, those rights can be exploited to gain full access to the XWiki installation. This issue has been patched in versions 17.8.0-rc-1, 17.4.5 and 16.10.12. To workaround, the patch can be applied manually, only a single line in templates/logging_macros.vm needs to be changed, no restart is required.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.55%Up 0.5 points since Jan 24, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

XWiki Affected by Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Error Messages

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Versions 7.0-milestone-2 through 16.10.11, 17.0.0-rc-1 through 17.4.4, and 17.5.0-rc-1 through 17.7.0 contain a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, which allows an attacker to craft a malicious URL and execute arbitrary actions with the same privileges as the victim. If the victim has administrative or programming rights, those rights can be exploited to gain full access to the XWiki installation. This issue has been patched in versions 17.8.0-rc-1, 17.4.5 and 16.10.12. To workaround, the patch can be applied manually, only a single line in templates/logging_macros.vm needs to be changed, no restart is required.

Record
CVE-2026-24128
CVSS 4.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-80
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-4325 6.5

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Versions 7.0-milestone-2 through 16.10.11, 17.0.0-rc-1 through 17.4.4, and 17.5.0-rc-1 through 17.7.0 contain a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, which allows an attacker to craft a malicious URL and execute arbitrary actions with the same privileges as the victim. If the victim has administrative or programming rights, those rights can be exploited to gain full access to the XWiki installation. This issue has been patched in versions 17.8.0-rc-1, 17.4.5 and 16.10.12. To workaround, the patch can be applied manually, only a single line in templates/logging_macros.vm needs to be changed, no restart is required.

Record
EUVD-2026-4325
CVSS 4.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wvqx-m5px-6cmp 6.5

XWiki Affected by Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Error Messages

Impact

A reflected cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in XWiki allows an attacker to execute arbitrary actions in XWiki with the rights of the victim if the attacker manages to trick a victim into visiting a crafted URL. If the victim has administrative or programming rights, those rights can be exploited to gain full access to the XWiki installation.

Patches

This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 17.8.0RC1, 17.4.5 and 16.10.12.

Workarounds

The patch can be applied manually, only a single line in templates/logging_macros.vm needs to be changed, no restart is required.

References

Attribution

We thank Mike Cole @mikecole-mg for discovering and reporting this vulnerability.

Record
GHSA-wvqx-m5px-6cmp
CVSS 4.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-80
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.5

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Versions 7.0-milestone-2 through 16.10.11, 17.0.0-rc-1 through 17.4.4, and 17.5.0-rc-1 through 17.7.0 contain a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, which allows an attacker to craft a malicious URL and execute arbitrary actions with the same privileges as the victim. If the victim has administrative or programming rights, those rights can be exploited to gain full access to the XWiki installation. This issue has been patched in versions 17.8.0-rc-1, 17.4.5 and 16.10.12. To workaround, the patch can be applied manually, only a single line in templates/logging_macros.vm needs to be changed, no restart is required.

Record
CVE-2026-24128
CVSS 4.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-80
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

XWiki Affected by Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Error Messages

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Versions 7.0-milestone-2 through 16.10.11, 17.0.0-rc-1 through 17.4.4, and 17.5.0-rc-1 through 17.7.0 contain a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, which allows an attacker to craft a malicious URL and execute arbitrary actions with the same privileges as the victim. If the victim has administrative or programming rights, those rights can be exploited to gain full access to the XWiki installation. This issue has been patched in versions 17.8.0-rc-1, 17.4.5 and 16.10.12. To workaround, the patch can be applied manually, only a single line in templates/logging_macros.vm needs to be changed, no restart is required.

Record
CVE-2026-24128
CVSS 4.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-80
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wvqx-m5px-6cmp 6.5

XWiki Affected by Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Error Messages

Impact

A reflected cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in XWiki allows an attacker to execute arbitrary actions in XWiki with the rights of the victim if the attacker manages to trick a victim into visiting a crafted URL. If the victim has administrative or programming rights, those rights can be exploited to gain full access to the XWiki installation.

Patches

This vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 17.8.0RC1, 17.4.5 and 16.10.12.

Workarounds

The patch can be applied manually, only a single line in templates/logging_macros.vm needs to be changed, no restart is required.

References

Attribution

We thank Mike Cole @mikecole-mg for discovering and reporting this vulnerability.

Record
GHSA-wvqx-m5px-6cmp
CVSS 4.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-80
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
Maven
 7.0-milestone-2 up to 16.10.12
16.10.12
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
Maven
 17.0.0-rc-1 up to 17.4.5
17.4.5
org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates
Maven
 17.5.0-rc-1 up to 17.8.0-rc-1
17.8.0-rc-1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
NucleiXWiki Platform Distribution Flavor Main - Cross-Site Scripting

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-24128 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Xwiki, published January 23, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. Fixed in org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates 16.10.12.

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