YesWiki Vulnerable to Stored XSS in Comments
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
YesWiki is a wiki system written in PHP. Prior to version 4.5.4, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the application’s comments feature. This issue allows a malicious actor to inject JavaScript payloads that are stored and later executed in the browser of any user viewing the affected comment. The XSS occurs because the application fails to properly sanitize or encode user input submitted to the comments. Notably, the application sanitizes or does not allow execution of `<script>` tags, but does not account for payloads obfuscated using JavaScript block comments like `/* JavaScriptPayload */`. This issue has been patched in version 4.5.4.
Why it matters now
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 4.5.4 | 4.5.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | yeswiki/yeswiki (Packagist) | before 4.5.4 | 4.5.4 | Patch available | GHSA-59x8-cvxh-3mm4 |
- yeswiki VendorYesWiki Affected before 4.5.4 Fixed in 4.5.4 Patch available CNA
- yeswiki/yeswiki (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.5.4 Fixed in 4.5.4 Patch available GHSA-59x8-cvxh-3mm4
Remediation
- Fix · CNA yeswiki (YesWiki) Fixed in 4.5.4
- Fix · GHSA-59x8-cvxh-3mm4 yeswiki/yeswiki (Packagist) Fixed in 4.5.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-46346
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59x8-cvxh-3mm4
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-2025-22392 Path Traversal allowing arbitrary read of files in Yeswiki CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2025-17784 YesWiki Vulnerable to Unauthenticated DOM Based XSS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- 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-2025-46346 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-46346 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-59x8-cvxh-3mm4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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