CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-40105

MediumCVSS 6.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.55%

46th percentile - higher than 46% of all known CVEs

Summary

XWiki Platform contains a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the comparison view between page revisions, allowing JavaScript execution in the user's browser. Affects versions 10.4-rc-1 through 16.10.15, 17.0.0-rc-1 through 17.4.7, and 17.5.0-rc-1 through 17.10.0. If the user is an admin, this can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the whole XWiki instance.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can execute malicious script in a victim's browser and, in the case of an administrator, take control of the entire XWiki instance. Impacts may include data theft and content modification.

Recommendation

Upgrade XWiki to a version containing the fix. If immediate upgrade is not possible, manually apply the patch to templates/changesdoc.vm in the deployed WAR.

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Original NVD description (English source)

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Versions 10.4-rc-1, through 16.10.15, 17.0.0-rc-1, through 17.4.7 and 17.5.0-rc-1 through 17.10.0 contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in the comparison view between revisions of a page allows executing JavaScript code in the user's browser. If the current user is an admin, this can not only affect the current user but also the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole XWiki instance. If developers are unable to update immediately, they can apply the patch manually to templates/changesdoc.vm in the deployed WAR.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS