CVE-2022-36098Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Code execution via unescaped mention fields

Published Sep 8, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2025

Code injection in XWiki Platform Mentions UI 12.5-rc-1 through 13.10.5 and 14.0 through 14.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute code. XWiki.Mentions.MentionsMacro emits attacker-controlled anchor, serialized reference, link, and content values into raw HTML without XML escaping. Page-edit access is sufficient to persist JavaScript or Groovy that executes when the affected mention is rendered, enabling browser-context scripting or server-side code execution.

CVSS severity9.9
Critical
EPSS probability71.04%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in XWiki Platform Mentions UI 12.5-rc-1 through 13.10.5 and 14.0 through 14.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute code. XWiki.Mentions.MentionsMacro emits attacker-controlled anchor, serialized reference, link, and content values into raw HTML without XML escaping. Page-edit access is sufficient to persist JavaScript or Groovy that executes when the affected mention is rendered, enabling browser-context scripting or server-side code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-36098
Published
Sep 8, 2022
Updated
Apr 22, 2025
Vendor
CryptPad
Product
XWiki Platform
Classifications
CWE-95, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 8, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 12.5-rc-1, < 13.10.6
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 14.0, < 14.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

CryptPad · XWiki Platformversion=>= 12.5-rc-1, < 13.10.6; version=>= 14.0, < 14.4

Published CVSS scores

9.9GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-95Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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