Vulnerability · Published Jan 23, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-24128XWiki Affected by Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Error Messages
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in xwiki-platform from xwiki. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates | 16.10.12 | GHSA-wvqx-m5px-6cmp |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates | 17.4.5 | GHSA-wvqx-m5px-6cmp |
| Maven | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web-templates | 17.8.0-rc-1 | GHSA-wvqx-m5px-6cmp |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| xwiki | xwiki-platform | >= 7.0-milestone-2, < 16.10.12>= 17.0.0-rc-1, < 17.4.5>= 17.5.0-rc-1, < 17.8.0-rc-1 |
Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-80 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
References
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-wvqx-m5px-6cmp x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/8337ac8c3b19c37f306723b638b2cae8b0a57dbf x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/releases/tag/xwiki-platform-16.10.12 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/releases/tag/xwiki-platform-17.4.5 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/releases/tag/xwiki-platform-17.8.0-rc-1 x_refsource_MISC
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-23462 x_refsource_MISC