Path Traversal allowing arbitrary read of files in Yeswiki
Priority HIGH 76CWE-22Published · Updated
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 and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
YesWiki is a wiki system written in PHP. The squelette parameter is vulnerable to path traversal attacks, enabling read access to arbitrary files on the server. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.5.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.05581 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed yeswiki (YesWiki): 4.5.2yeswiki/yeswiki (Packagist): 4.5.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YesWiki | yeswiki | before 4.5.2 | 4.5.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | yeswiki/yeswiki (Packagist) | before 4.5.2 | 4.5.2 | Patch available | GHSA-w34w-fvp3-68xm |
- yeswiki VendorYesWiki Affected before 4.5.2 Fixed in 4.5.2 Patch available CNA
- yeswiki/yeswiki (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.5.2 Fixed in 4.5.2 Patch available GHSA-w34w-fvp3-68xm
Remediation
- Fix · CNA yeswiki (YesWiki) Fixed in 4.5.2
- Fix · GHSA-w34w-fvp3-68xm yeswiki/yeswiki (Packagist) Fixed in 4.5.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-31131
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w34w-fvp3-68xm
References
More Yeswiki vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-29089 YesWiki Vulnerable to Unauthenticated Site Backup Creation and Download CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-34399 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in YesWiki CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2025-17784 YesWiki Vulnerable to Unauthenticated DOM Based XSS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2025-29087 YesWiki Vulnerable to Stored XSS in Comments CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2025-29090 YesWiki Vulnerable to Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2025-17786 YesWiki vulnerable to authenticated arbitrary file deletion CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-31131 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-31131 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w34w-fvp3-68xm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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