VDB-427004 · CVE-2026-116821 · GCVE-0-2026-116821

YesWiki up to 4.6.x AclService updateRequestWithACL privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in YesWiki up to 4.6.x and classified as problematic. The affected element is the function AclService::updateRequestWithACL of the component AclService. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-116821. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in YesWiki up to 4.6.x. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function AclService::updateRequestWithACL of the component AclService. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-116821 since 10/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 4.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Name

YesWiki

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/YesWiki/yeswiki/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: YesWiki 4.7.0

Timelineinfo

10/26/2026 CVE reserved
10/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/27/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
10/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-116821 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-116821
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-427004

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2026 00:39
Changes: 10/27/2026 00:39 (77)
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Cache ID: 216::103