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CVE-2026-116821

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Description

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.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.1 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-27 00:17:16.867000
Last modified
2026-10-27 00:17:17.110000
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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-116821",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-27T00:17:16.867",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-27T00:17:17.110",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "YesWiki",
          "product": "yeswiki",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "4.7.0",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "4.7.0",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "unaffected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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      {
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        "type": "Secondary",
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
          "baseScore": 7.1,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
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          "userInteraction": "NONE",
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          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
        }
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV31": [
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        "type": "Primary",
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          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
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      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-89"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/YesWiki/yeswiki/commit/f3b0dd093a7ace47dc29a515faeb02635baceae2",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/YesWiki/yeswiki/security/advisories/GHSA-q5j6-79p7-mp94",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/yeswiki-before-4.7.0-read-acl-bypass-via-sql-like-wildcards-in-usernames",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}