Stored XSS in non-image uploads in Requarks/wiki
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Wiki.js is a wiki app built on Node.js. Wiki.js 2.5.263 and earlier is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting through non-image file uploads for file types that can be viewed directly inline in the browser. By creating a malicious file which can execute inline JS when viewed in the browser (e.g. XML files), a malicious Wiki.js user may stage a stored cross-site scripting attack. This allows the attacker to execute malicious JavaScript when the file is viewed directly by other users. The file must be opened directly by the user and will not trigger directly in a normal Wiki.js page. A patch in version 2.5.264 fixes this vulnerability by adding an optional (enabled by default) force download flag to all non-image file types, preventing the file from being viewed inline in the browser. As a workaround, disable file upload for all non-trusted users. --- Thanks to @Haxatron for reporting this vulnerability. Initially reported via https://huntr.dev/bounties/266bff09-00d9-43ca-a4bb-bb540642811f/
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 2.5.264
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-43856
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-2020-12008 Directory Traversal in Wiki.js CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2022-07706 Improper write access check in Requarks/wiki CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2021-19661 Stored XSS via SVG in Requarks/wiki CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
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