Wiki Js
CVE-2020-15274
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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In Wiki.js before version 2.5.162, an XSS payload can be injected in a page title and executed via the search results. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. In Wiki.js before version 2.5.162, an XSS payload can be injected in a page title and executed via the search results. While the title is properly escaped in both the navigation links and the actual page title, it is not the case in the search results. Commit a57d9af34c15adbf460dde6553d964efddf433de fixes this vulnerability (version 2.5.162) by properly escaping the text content displayed in the search results. Affected products include: Requarks Wiki.Js. Version information: version 2.5.162.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
In Wiki.js before version 2.5.162, an XSS payload can be injected in a page title and executed via the search results. While the title is properly escaped in both the navigation links and the actual page title, it is not the case in the search results. Commit a57d9af34c15adbf460dde6553d964efddf433de fixes this vulnerability (version 2.5.162) by properly escaping the text content displayed in the search results.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Authorization bypass in Wiki.js through 2.5.314 allows an authenticated user who has been granted access to at least one
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in GitHub repository requarks/wiki prior to 2.5.281. Rated high
Server-side request forgery in Wiki.js through 2.5.314 lets an authenticated user who holds page-editing permissions for
In Requarks wiki.js, versions 2.0.0-beta.147 to 2.5.255 are affected by Stored XSS vulnerability, where a low privileged
Wiki.js is a wiki app built on Node.js. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, lo
Wiki.js is a wiki app built on node.js. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, lo
Wiki.js an open-source wiki app built on Node.js. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely explo
Tag-based page access restrictions in Wiki.js through 2.5.314 are bypassed because several GraphQL resolvers return page
Wiki.js is a wiki app built on Node.js. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no a
In Wiki.js before version 2.5.151, directory traversal outside of Wiki.js context is possible when a storage module with
Wiki.js is a wiki app built on Node.js. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, lo
In Wiki.js before 2.4.107, there is a stored cross-site scripting through template injection. Rated medium severity (CVS
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