Exposure of Private Information ('Privacy Violation') in XWiki platform - CVE-2026-48048
Published: May 21, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132086
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-48048
CWE-ID: CWE-359
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose password salt and hash values.
The vulnerability exists due to exposure of private personal information in the LiveTableResults component when processing slightly modified LiveTableResults parameters. A remote attacker can send crafted requests to retrieve a user's password salt and hash one bit at a time to disclose password salt and hash values.
The password salt and hash can be reconstructed in 768 requests.
Affected software
XWiki platform
How to mitigate CVE-2026-48048
Install security update from vendor's website.
XWiki platform - addressed in versions 16.10.17, 17.4.9, 17.10.3