XWiki Platform affected by click-jacking through CSS injection in comments
Priority LOW 24CWE-1021Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-1021.
Summary
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Prior to 17.9.0, 17.4.6, and 16.10.13, it's possible using comments to inject CSS that would transform the full wiki in a link area leading to a malicious page. This vulnerability is fixed in 17.9.0, 17.4.6, and 16.10.13.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00315 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed xwiki-platform (xwiki): 17.9.0, 17.4.6, 16.10.13org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven): 17.9.0, 17.4.6, 16.10.13
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XWiki | xwiki-platform | 17.5.0 to before 17.9.0; 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.6; before 16.10.13 | 17.9.0, 17.4.6, 16.10.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) | 17.5.0 to before 17.9.0 | 17.9.0 | Patch available | GHSA-74rh-c5rh-88vg |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) | 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.6 | 17.4.6 | Patch available | GHSA-74rh-c5rh-88vg |
| — | org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) | before 16.10.13 | 16.10.13 | Patch available | GHSA-74rh-c5rh-88vg |
- xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 17.5.0 to before 17.9.0; 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.6; before 16.10.13 Fixed in 17.9.0, 17.4.6, 16.10.13 Patch available CNA
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 17.5.0 to before 17.9.0 Fixed in 17.9.0 Patch available GHSA-74rh-c5rh-88vg
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.6 Fixed in 17.4.6 Patch available GHSA-74rh-c5rh-88vg
- org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 16.10.13 Fixed in 16.10.13 Patch available GHSA-74rh-c5rh-88vg
Remediation
- Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 17.9.0, 17.4.6, 16.10.13
- Fix · GHSA-74rh-c5rh-88vg org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) Fixed in 17.9.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-74rh-c5rh-88vg org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) Fixed in 17.4.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-74rh-c5rh-88vg org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-web (Maven) Fixed in 16.10.13 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-26000
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-74rh-c5rh-88vg
References
Other 7
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/releases/tag/xwiki-platform-17.4.6
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/pull/4645
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/29cb81f3a5387cf822d7e7534bdd63903275f86b
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/7b5a4f8c34d9b1da3d966e17f7dbccabac448e75
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-23433
- https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/ReleaseNotes/Data/XWiki/17.9.0RC1/Entry006
More Xwiki vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-18595 Remote code execution as guest via SolrSearchMacros request in xwiki KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-25214 Remote code execution through the section parameter in Administration as guest in XWiki Platform CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-23500 XWiki Platform vulnerable to SQL injection through getdeleteddocuments.vm template sort parameter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-23979 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-rest-server allows SQL injection in query endpoint of REST API CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2024-20829 XWiki Platform: Remote code execution from account via SearchSuggestSourceSheet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-14375 XWiki Remote Code Execution vulnerability via user registration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-26000 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-26000 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-74rh-c5rh-88vg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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