CVE-2022-36080 — Wikmd is a file based wiki that uses markdown

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linbreux	wikmd	< 1.7.1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-09-07T21:00:18.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-23T17:13:36.748Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/Linbreux/wikmd/security/advisories/GHSA-9m4m-6gqx-gfj3
• github.com — https://github.com/Linbreux/wikmd/commit/259412c47d64d5b85980f95345179fbf0592779…