What is CVE-2022-36080?

CVE-2022-36080 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linbreux Wikmd, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-36080?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Linbreux Wikmd

CVE-2022-36080

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-09-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Linbreux Wikmd — versions < 1.7.1
Wikmd Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

github.com/Linbreux/wikmd/security/advisories/GHSA-9m4m-6gqx-gfj3 (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/Linbreux/wikmd/commit/259412c47d64d5b85980f95345179fbf05927798 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36080?: CVE-2022-36080 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linbreux Wikmd, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-36080?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.