Description
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.
Published: 2026-04-08
Score: 8.6 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9 XWiki vulnerable to remote code execution with script right through unprotected Velocity scripting API
History

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Xwiki xwiki
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xwiki:xwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xwiki xwiki

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Xwiki
Xwiki wiki-platform
Xwiki wiki-platform-legacy-oldcore
Xwiki wiki-platform-oldcore
Vendors & Products Xwiki
Xwiki wiki-platform
Xwiki wiki-platform-legacy-oldcore
Xwiki wiki-platform-oldcore

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title XWiki Platform affected by remote code execution with script right through unprotected Velocity scripting API
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Xwiki Wiki-platform Wiki-platform-legacy-oldcore Wiki-platform-oldcore Xwiki
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-10T20:33:15.897Z

Reserved: 2026-03-18T02:42:27.507Z

Link: CVE-2026-33229

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-10T20:33:10.351Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-08T16:16:23.430

Modified: 2026-04-14T20:08:07.927

Link: CVE-2026-33229

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T16:15:11Z

Weaknesses