CVE-2026-116821

YesWiki before 4.7.0 Read-ACL Bypass via SQL LIKE Wildcards in Usernames

Published Oct 26, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title YesWiki before 4.7.0 Read-ACL Bypass via SQL LIKE Wildcards in Usernames
First Time appeared Yeswiki
Yeswiki yeswiki
Weaknesses CWE-89
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:yeswiki:yeswiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Yeswiki
Yeswiki yeswiki
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': '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'}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 2, 2026, 6:45 PM
Reserved
Oct 26, 2026, 10:14 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 27, 2026, 12:17 AM
Modified
Nov 2, 2026, 7:17 PM