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CVE-2022-36080: Wikmd Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Wikmd is a file based wiki that uses markdown. Prior to version 1.7.1, an attacker could capture user's session cookies or execute malicious Javascript when a victim edits a markdown file. Version 1.7.1 fixes this issue.

Affected products

• Linbreux wikmd: before 1.7.1 — fixed in 1.7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linbreux wikmd 1.7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/Linbreux/wikmd/commit/259412c47d64d5b85980f95345179fbf05927798
• https://github.com/Linbreux/wikmd/security/advisories/GHSA-9m4m-6gqx-gfj3
• https://github.com/Linbreux/wikmd/commit/259412c47d64d5b85980f95345179fbf05927798
• https://github.com/Linbreux/wikmd/security/advisories/GHSA-9m4m-6gqx-gfj3

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