Improper access control in Wiki.js - CVE-2022-23654

 

Improper access control in Wiki.js - CVE-2022-23654

Published: February 21, 2022 / Updated: April 28, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU128256
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23654
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Requarks.io
Affected software:
Wiki.js

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to modify pages outside authorized paths.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the page update access check when handling page update requests with a user-supplied page path and target page ID. A remote user can specify a different target page ID while keeping the path intact to modify pages outside authorized paths.

Exploitation requires write access limited to a restricted set of paths.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-23654

Install security update from vendor's website.

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