Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege YesWiki account
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ExploitPOST to api/comments editComment with victim pagetag
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ExecutionBypass per-page write ACL check
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ImpactOverwrite or reparent target page/comment
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
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| Exploitation Conditions | Requires an authenticated low-privilege YesWiki account (PR:L) and that the instance exposes the comments API editComment route (api/comments). The attacker must supply a victim page's identifier in the pagetag field; the route then overwrites content or reparents pages/comments without honoring per-page write ACLs. Exploitation is limited by the need for valid credentials, so instances with open/self-service registration or many low-trust users are most exposed, while instances restricting account creation substantially reduce the attacker population. No user interaction by a victim is required (UI:N). |
| Impact | This is a genuine but moderate-priority authorization-bypass flaw (CWE-639, IDOR-style user-controlled key) rather than a critical emergency. The vendor-supplied CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N) indicates network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation requiring an authenticated low-privilege account, with impact concentrated on integrity (VI:H) and partial availability (VA:L) and no confidentiality impact (VC:N) - consistent with an attacker overwriting/reparenting content but not reading protected data. Exploitation status: no public exploit identified at time of analysis (not listed in CISA KEV, no POC provided in the intelligence). No EPSS score was supplied, so statistical exploitation probability cannot be weighed. The signals are internally consistent - the PR:L requirement meaningfully limits the attacker population to those who can already obtain a low-privilege YesWiki account, which tempers the otherwise network-facing profile. The 7.1 rating reflects content-integrity damage to a self-hosted wiki, not remote code execution or data theft; priority should be driven by whether an organization runs internet-exposed YesWiki with open or low-barrier registration. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers or obtains a low-privilege account on an internet-facing YesWiki instance, then sends a crafted POST to the api/comments editComment route specifying a victim page's tag in the pagetag field. Because the route fails to enforce per-page write ACLs against the supplied tag, the attacker overwrites protected page content or reparents existing pages/comments they should not be able to modify. No public exploit code is identified, but the attack is straightforward given an authenticated session. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 02, 2026
Authenticated low-privilege users of YesWiki before 4.6.7 can bypass per-page write ACLs through the comments API editComment route (api/comments), overwriting arbitrary pages or comments and reparenting existing content by placing a victim page's identifier in the pagetag field. Because the route trusts the attacker-supplied key rather than validating it against the caller's write permissions, the flaw yields high integrity impact with limited availability impact (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L) and requires only a valid account, so instances with open or self-service registration are most exposed. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and the vendor has released a fix in YesWiki 4.6.7.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to YesWiki 4.6.7 or later; this is the vendor-released patch and the only complete fix, since the defect is a missing server-side authorization check that cannot be corrected by configuration. Until the upgrade can be scheduled, reduce exposure by restricting account creation and disabling open or self-service registration, which removes the low-privilege authenticated attacker population the exploit depends on (trade-off: legitimate contributor onboarding is blocked or must go through manual approval). Organizations that do not use wiki comments can additionally block or restrict access to the api/comments endpoint at the reverse proxy or WAF for untrusted users, accepting the side effect that legitimate comment functionality breaks for those clients. Where targeted exploitation is a concern, audit page and comment revisions and parent/child relationships for unexpected modifications or reparenting, and review the advisory at https://github.com/YesWiki/yeswiki/security/advisories/GHSA-894w-63wr-8x5r plus the VulnCheck advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/yeswiki-before-4.6.7-authorization-bypass-via-comments-api-editcomment for any vendor-supplied interim guidance. No vendor-released workaround other than upgrading is documented, and there is no indication that a configuration toggle disables the vulnerable route independently of the comments feature.
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The issue is an IDOR-style authorization bypass (CWE-639, Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) in YesWiki, a PHP-based wiki/CMS, specifically in the comments API's editComment route reachable at api/comments. The endpoint accepts a pagetag (page identifier) as attacker-controlled input; instead of deriving the target from the route context and checking the caller's write ACLs on that page, the application uses the supplied key to locate the object to modify. As a result, an authenticated user who legitimately holds write rights on their own page can point pagetag at a victim page or comment and have the write applied there, effectively replacing content and reparenting pages or comments across ACL boundaries. CPE coverage (cpe:2.3:a:yeswiki:yeswiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) confirms all versions prior to the fixed release are in scope, and the missing authorization check is the root cause rather than a deserialization, injection, or memory-safety defect.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Network-reachable API requiring only a low-privilege account (PR:L, AC:L); impact is integrity-focused (overwrite/reparent content, I:H) with minor availability loss and no confidentiality exposure.
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CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
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2DescriptionCVE.org
YesWiki before 4.6.7 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the comments API editComment route that allows authenticated low-privilege users to overwrite arbitrary pages or comments by supplying their own page as the pagetag field. Attackers can send a POST request to the api/comments endpoint targeting a victim tag, bypassing per-page write ACLs to replace content and reparent existing pages or comments.
Technical POC Analysis
CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) in the YesWiki comments REST API edit path.
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Executive ViewAI
YesWiki deployments prior to 4.6.7 carry an authenticated access-control weakness that lets any valid low-privilege account overwrite pages and comments, directly threatening the integrity of trusted collaboration content. Organizations that allow open or self-service registration are most exposed because attackers need only a basic user account to alter or reparent existing material. The vendor has released a fix, and no public exploit was identified at time of analysis, but security management should prioritize remediation for externally reachable or open-registration instances.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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