Directory Traversal in Wiki.js
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In Wiki.js before version 2.5.151, directory traversal outside of Wiki.js context is possible when a storage module with local asset cache fetching is enabled. A malicious user can potentially read any file on the file system by crafting a special URL that allows for directory traversal. This is only possible when a storage module implementing local asset cache (e.g Local File System or Git) is enabled and that no web application firewall solution (e.g. cloudflare) strips potentially malicious URLs. Commit 084dcd69d1591586ee4752101e675d5f0ac6dcdc fixes this vulnerability by sanitizing the path before it is passed on to the storage module. The sanitization step removes any directory traversal (e.g. `..` and `.`) sequences as well as invalid filesystem characters from the path. As a workaround, disable any storage module with local asset caching capabilities such as Local File System and Git.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA wiki (Requarks) Fixed in 2.5.151
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15236
References
More Requarks Wiki.js vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-32203 Wiki.js: Privilege Escalation via Missing Group Validation in users.update CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2021-07999 Requarks wiki.js - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in markdown editor CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2025-35387 Requarks Wiki.js 2.5.307 does not properly revoke or invalidate active JWT tokens when a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-07706 Improper write access check in Requarks/wiki CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2021-19662 Stored XSS in non-image uploads in Requarks/wiki CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2021-19661 Stored XSS via SVG in Requarks/wiki CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
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