Stored cross-site scripting in YesWiki comments
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
YesWiki from 4.2.0 before 4.7.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) in which comment bodies are rendered without escaping. An authenticated user can post a comment through the /api/comments endpoint using the wakka raw-HTML syntax, and the script then runs in the sessions of administrators and visitors who view it.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
YesWiki from 4.2.0 before 4.7.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject script into comment bodies using the wakka raw-HTML syntax. Attackers can post comments via the /api/comments endpoint that render unescaped through the Twig raw filter, executing JavaScript in administrators' and visitors' sessions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 is the first fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- 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-2026-116206
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-xxc7-5x7q-85f3
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
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-2026-116206 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116206 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xxc7-5x7q-85f3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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