Stored XSS in YesWiki filtertags action parameters
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. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
YesWiki before 4.7.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting flaw in the filtertags action, which echoes attacker-controlled token values without output encoding. An anonymous attacker can inject markup through action attribute parameters that bypasses the allow_raw_html gate, so JavaScript runs for every user who views the page. The issue is tracked as CWE-79.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
YesWiki before 4.7.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the filtertags action, which echoes attacker-controlled token values without output encoding. Anonymous attackers can inject markup via action-attribute parameters that bypasses the allow_raw_html gate, executing JavaScript for every page viewer.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
Upgrade YesWiki to version 4.7.0 or later, which fixes the issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA yeswiki (YesWiki) Fixed in 4.7.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
yeswiki 4.7.0
8 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 4 HIGH, 3 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-80227 SQL injection in YesWiki Bazar entry creation via date_maj_fichePriority HIGH 77
- TI-2026-80223 Unauthenticated SSRF in YesWiki via raw-inclusion wiki syntaxPriority HIGH 70
- TI-2026-80226 Missing authorization in YesWiki ActivityPub sync lets servers alter entriesPriority HIGH 65
Timeline
- 2026-10-25 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116203
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-2cq3-2fgh-69rq
References
More YesWiki vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-37893 YesWiki has Unsafe eval() in Formula Calculator - Remote Code Execution (RCE) & Denial of Service (DoS) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-34305 YesWiki: Unauthenticated SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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-2026-37882 YesWiki: Unauthenticated arbitrary page deletion via `{{erasespamedcomments}}` action CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-80227 SQL injection in YesWiki Bazar entry creation via date_maj_fiche CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-116203 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116203 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2cq3-2fgh-69rq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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