Unauthenticated page deletion via unchecked cleanup action
Published Sep 4, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026
Missing authorization in YesWiki before 4.6.6 allows remote attackers to permanently delete arbitrary wiki pages through crafted POST requests. The erasespamedcomments action accepts suppr[] page tags and calls PageController::delete without authorization, while PageManager::deleteOrphaned performs unconditional database deletions. Fresh installations grant page write access to everyone by default, so unauthenticated requests can erase front, administrative, and other users' pages.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in YesWiki before 4.6.6 allows remote attackers to permanently delete arbitrary wiki pages through crafted POST requests. The erasespamedcomments action accepts suppr[] page tags and calls PageController::delete without authorization, while PageManager::deleteOrphaned performs unconditional database deletions. Fresh installations grant page write access to everyone by default, so unauthenticated requests can erase front, administrative, and other users' pages.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-52766
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Vendor
- YesWiki
- Product
- YesWiki
- Classifications
- CWE-862, CWE-276, T1485, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 4.6.6
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Upstream arbitrary page-deletion proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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