Improper access control in Wiki.js - CVE-2022-23654
Published: February 21, 2022 / Updated: April 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128256
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Wiki.js
Wiki.js
Software vendor:
Requarks.io
Requarks.io
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.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.