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TI-2026-25648 Aliases CVE-2026-33229GHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9

XWiki Platform affected by remote code execution with script right through unprotected Velocity scripting API

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Prior to 17.4.8 and 17.10.1, an improperly protected scripting API allows any user with script right to bypass the sandboxing of the Velocity scripting API and execute, e.g., arbitrary Python scripts, allowing full access to the XWiki instance and thereby compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole instance. Note that script right already constitutes a high level of access that we don't recommend giving to untrusted users. This vulnerability is fixed in 17.4.8 and 17.10.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0055 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed xwiki-platform (xwiki): 17.4.8, 17.10.1xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (org.xwiki.platform): 17.4.8, 17.10.1+3 more products

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
XWikixwiki-platform17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.8; 17.5.0-rc-1 to before 17.10.117.4.8, 17.10.1Patch availableCNA
org.xwiki.platformxwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.8; 17.5.0-rc-1 to before 17.10.117.4.8, 17.10.1Patch availableCNA
org.xwiki.platformxwiki-platform-oldcore17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.8; 17.5.0-rc-1 to before 17.10.117.4.8, 17.10.1Patch availableCNA
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven)17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.817.4.8Patch availableGHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven)17.5.0-rc-1 to before 17.10.117.10.1Patch availableGHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven)17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.817.4.8Patch availableGHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9
—org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven)17.5.0-rc-1 to before 17.10.117.10.1Patch availableGHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9
  • xwiki-platform VendorXWiki Affected 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.8; 17.5.0-rc-1 to before 17.10.1 Fixed in 17.4.8, 17.10.1 Patch available CNA
  • xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore Vendororg.xwiki.platform Affected 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.8; 17.5.0-rc-1 to before 17.10.1 Fixed in 17.4.8, 17.10.1 Patch available CNA
  • xwiki-platform-oldcore Vendororg.xwiki.platform Affected 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.8; 17.5.0-rc-1 to before 17.10.1 Fixed in 17.4.8, 17.10.1 Patch available CNA
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.8 Fixed in 17.4.8 Patch available GHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 17.5.0-rc-1 to before 17.10.1 Fixed in 17.10.1 Patch available GHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 17.0.0-rc-1 to before 17.4.8 Fixed in 17.4.8 Patch available GHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9
  • org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) Vendor— Affected 17.5.0-rc-1 to before 17.10.1 Fixed in 17.10.1 Patch available GHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.0 to before 17.4.8; 17.5.0 to before 17.10.1VulnerableXWiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 to before 17.4.8; 17.5.0 to before 17.10.1 Vulnerable ·XWiki

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA xwiki-platform (xwiki) Fixed in 17.4.8, 17.10.1
  • Fix · CNA xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (org.xwiki.platform) Fixed in 17.4.8, 17.10.1
  • Fix · CNA xwiki-platform-oldcore (org.xwiki.platform) Fixed in 17.4.8, 17.10.1
  • Fix · GHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 17.4.8 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 17.10.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 17.4.8 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9 org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore (Maven) Fixed in 17.10.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33229
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

Exploit 2

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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
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