What is CVE-2022-36098?

CVE-2022-36098 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.9/10. Published 2022-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-36098?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-36098 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Xwiki

CVE-2022-36098

XWiki Platform Mentions UI is a user interface for mentioning users in wiki content for XWiki Platform, a generic wiki platform. Starting in version 12.5-rc-1 and prior to versions 13.10.6 and 14.4, it's possible to store Javascript or groovy scripts in a mention, macro anchor, or reference field. The stored code is executed by anyone visiting the page with the mention. This issue has been patched on XWiki 14.4 and 13.10.6. As a workaround, one may update `XWiki.Mentions.MentionsMacro` and edit the `Macro code` field of the `XWiki.WikiMacroClass` XObject.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-09-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.716 (99.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-28.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.716 · newest: 0.716 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Xwiki
Xwiki Xwiki-Platform — versions >= 12.5-rc-1, < 13.10.6, >= 14.0, < 14.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-c5v8-2q4r-5w9v (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4032dc896857597efd169966dc9e2752a9fdd459 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4f290d87a8355e967378a1ed6aee23a06ba162eb (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-19752 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36098?: CVE-2022-36098 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xwiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.9/10. Published 2022-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-36098?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-36098 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.