YesWiki before 4.7.0 Read-ACL Bypass via SQL LIKE Wildcards in Usernames
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.
- Products
- yeswiki
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-116821
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 03:04 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
YesWiki before 4.7.0 Read-ACL Bypass via SQL LIKE Wildcards in Usernames
core-cve · Original sourcePublished 26 Oct 2026, 23:05 UTC
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.
cve:CVE-2026-116821
yeswiki
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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