Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Tiki CMS/Groupware (TikiWiki) 1.8.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbi
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Tiki CMS/Groupware (TikiWiki) 1.8.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via via the (1) theme parameter to tiki-switch_theme.php, (2) find and priority parameters to messu-mailbox.php, (3) flag, priority, flagval, sort_mode, or find parameters to messu-read.php, (4) articleId parameter to tiki-read_article.php, (5) parentId parameter to tiki-browse_categories.php, (6) comments_threshold parameter to tiki-index.php (7) articleId parameter to tiki-print_article.php, (8) galleryId parameter to tiki-list_file_gallery.php, (9) galleryId parameter to tiki-upload_file.php, (10) faqId parameter to tiki-view_faq.php, (11) chartId parameter to tiki-view_chart.php, or (12) surveyId parameter to tiki-survey_stats_survey.php.
- Published
- Apr 11, 2004
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.8% · 78th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
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Report tools
Action score
18
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 1.8%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| tiki | tikiwiki cms\/groupware | cpe:2.3:a:tiki:tikiwiki_cms\/groupware |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- tiki tikiwiki cms/groupwareup to 1.8.1 inclusive
- tiki tikiwiki cms/groupware1.6.1
Same product
tiki: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2012-0911TikiWiki CMS/Groupware before 6.7 LTS and before 8.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted serialized object i58Plan
- CVE-2007-5423tiki-graph_formula.php in TikiWiki 1.9.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via PHP sequences in the f array parameter, which53Plan
- CVE-2010-4239Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware 5.2 has Local File Inclusion43Plan
- CVE-2006-4602Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in jhot.php in TikiWiki 1.9.4 Sirius and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP cod43Plan
- CVE-2007-6529Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in TikiWiki before 1.9.9 have unknown impact and attack vectors involving (1) tiki-edit_css.php, (2) ti41Plan
- CVE-2008-3653Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in TikiWiki CMS/Groupware before 2.0 have unknown impact and attack vectors.40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×12
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2004-04-11 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2004-04-12 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2004-04-12 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2004-04-12 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2004-04-12 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2004-04-12 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2004-04-12 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2004-04-12 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2004-04-12 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2004-04-12 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2004-04-12 |
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2004-04-12 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoCsame day
- TodaySep 30, 2026+8208 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108180073206947&w=2
- secunia.com/advisories/11344
- tikiwiki.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=66
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15846
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.