CVE catalog

CVE-2026-40104

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering…

[CVE catalog]

XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Versions 1.8-rc-1, 17.0.0-rc-1 and 17.5.0-rc-1 and prior include a resource exhaustion vulnerability in REST API endpoints such as /xwiki/rest/wikis/xwiki/spaces/AnnotationCode/pages/AnnotationConfig/objects/AnnotationCode.AnnotationConfig/0/properties, which list all available pages as part of the metadata for database list properties without applying query limits. On large wikis, this can exhaust available server resources. This issue has been patched in versions 16.10.16, 17.4.8 and 17.10.1.

Severity
Medium · CVSS 6.9CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.40% · Oct 27, 2026

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Version impact has not been established. The original provider fields are retained below.

Provider details and historical evidence
Original provider fields
{
  "package_releases": [],
  "fixed_versions": [],
  "distribution_packages": [
    {
      "name": "xwiki",
      "ecosystem": "cpe",
      "fixed_version": "16.10.16"
    },
    {
      "name": "xwiki",
      "ecosystem": "cpe",
      "fixed_version": "17.4.8"
    },
    {
      "name": "xwiki",
      "ecosystem": "cpe",
      "fixed_version": "17.10.1"
    },
    {
      "name": "xwiki",
      "ranges": [
        {
          "fixed": "17.10.1",
          "introduced": "17.5.0",
          "last_affected": "",
          "start_excluding": ""
        }
      ],
      "ecosystem": "cpe",
      "fixed_version": "17.10.1",
      "provider_record_id": "NVD-CVE-2026-40104"
    }
  ]
}

OpenFactory catalog packages

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