VulnerabilityPublished 23 Mar 2026Updated 24 Mar 2026

CVE-2024-46878: tiki · Cross-site Scripting

Affects tikiSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.4 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.4Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Changed: An exploited vulnerability can affect resources beyond the security scope managed by the security authority of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are different and managed by different security authorities.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitHubtiki/tiki`pkg:github/tiki/tiki`Other threats	Affected <=26.3	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-46878, organizations should first verify if they are running Tiki CMS version 26.3 or earlier and plan to upgrade to a patched version once available. In the absence of an official patch, administrators should implement strict input validation and output encoding on the 'page' parameter to neutralize malicious scripts. Employ Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts and reduce the impact of XSS attacks. Additionally, enforce the principle of least privilege by limiting user permissions to reduce the risk posed by low-privilege attackers. Educate users about the risks of clicking on suspicious links and implement multi-factor authentication to mitigate session hijacking risks. Regularly monitor web application logs for suspicious activities related to the 'page' parameter and consider using web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block XSS payloads targeting this vulnerability. Finally, maintain an incident response plan to quickly address any suspected exploitation.

Description

CVE-2024-46878 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in the 'page' parameter of tiki-editpage.php in Tiki CMS version 26.3 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker with at least low privileges and requiring user interaction to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser. The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized actions or access to sensitive information within the affected web application. Although no known exploits are currently reported in the wild, the vulnerability has a medium severity score of 5.4. The attack requires the victim to interact with a crafted payload, and the vulnerability impacts confidentiality and integrity but not availability. Organizations using Tiki CMS should prioritize patching or mitigating this issue to prevent potential exploitation. The countries most at risk are those with significant Tiki CMS usage, including the United States, Germany, France, Brazil, and India.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2024-46878 is on the confidentiality and integrity of data within Tiki CMS installations. Successful exploitation can allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of authenticated users, potentially leading to session hijacking, theft of sensitive information such as cookies or credentials, and unauthorized actions like content modification or privilege escalation within the application. While availability is not directly affected, the compromise of user accounts or data integrity can have significant operational and reputational consequences. Organizations relying on Tiki CMS for content management, especially those handling sensitive or proprietary information, face risks of data breaches and unauthorized access. The requirement for user interaction and low privileges limits the ease of exploitation but does not eliminate the threat, particularly in environments with many users or where phishing/social engineering can be leveraged. The absence of known exploits in the wild suggests limited current active exploitation but does not preclude future attacks once exploit code becomes available.

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #1OWASP Top 10 A05:2025: Injection (opens in a new tab)
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Implementation · Architecture and Design
Understand the context in which your data will be used and the encoding that will be expected. This is especially important when transmitting data between different components, or when generating outputs that can contain multiple encodings at the same time, such as web pages or multi-part mail messages.
Architecture and Design · Implementation · Attack Surface Reduction
Understand all the potential areas where untrusted inputs can enter your software: parameters or arguments, cookies, anything read from the network, environment variables, reverse DNS lookups, query results, request headers, URL components, e-mail, files, filenames, databases, and any external systems that provide…
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Cross Site Scripting Prevention (opens in a new tab)
DOM based XSS Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Injection Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Abuse Case (opens in a new tab)
Deserialization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V5.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
V1.5.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch (opens in a new tab)
DOM-Based XSS (opens in a new tab)
Reflected XSS (opens in a new tab)
Stored XSS (opens in a new tab)
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 30 Mar 2026, 20:33 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-79

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