Session hijacking via unsanitized robots metadata
Published Sep 9, 2025 · Updated Jul 5, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in YesWiki 4.5.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts in visitors' browsers. The meta robots configuration field accepts unsanitized input and emits it directly into a meta tag rendered on every page. Exploitation requires permission to edit meta tags and a victim to visit any wiki page, exposing visitor sessions and enabling actions in the victim's browser.
Summary
What happened
Stored cross-site scripting in YesWiki 4.5.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts in visitors' browsers. The meta robots configuration field accepts unsanitized input and emits it directly into a meta tag rendered on every page. Exploitation requires permission to edit meta tags and a victim to visit any wiki page, exposing visitor sessions and enabling actions in the victim's browser.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-52277
- Published
- Sep 9, 2025
- Updated
- Jul 5, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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