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TI-2026-80985 Aliases CVE-2026-116821GHSA-h5hg-vmvh-92x7

YesWiki read-ACL bypass through SQL LIKE wildcards in usernames

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

YesWiki before 4.7.0 builds SQL LIKE patterns from usernames without escaping the _ and % wildcards in AclService::updateRequestWithACL. A self-registered user with low privileges can choose a username that over-matches other users' ACL tokens, reading pages and Bazar entries restricted to other users or groups through the public Bazar listing API.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02

Description from the CNA

YesWiki before 4.7.0 contains a read-ACL bypass in AclService::updateRequestWithACL, which interpolates usernames into SQL LIKE patterns without escaping the _ and % wildcards. Self-registered attackers can use usernames such as ___ or %%% that over-match ACL tokens, reading pages and Bazar entries restricted to other users or groups via the public Bazar listing API.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00279 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed yeswiki (YesWiki): 4.7.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
YesWikiyeswikibefore 4.7.04.7.0Patch availableCNA
  • yeswiki VendorYesWiki Affected before 4.7.0 Fixed in 4.7.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:yeswiki:yeswiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——YesWiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:yeswiki:yeswiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·YesWiki

Remediation

Update YesWiki to version 4.7.0, the fixed version.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02

  • 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

    9 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 4 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-80984 SQL query disclosure in YesWiki via showreq parameterPriority HIGH 70
    • TI-2026-80991 Server-side request forgery in YesWiki Bazar CSV importPriority HIGH 69
    • TI-2026-80989 HTTP Signature replay in YesWiki ActivityPub inbox allows repeated actionsPriority HIGH 69
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-26 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116821
  2. 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-h5hg-vmvh-92x7
  3. 2026-10-27 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-11-02 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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