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coWiki "q" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA17913
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Release Date:
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2005-12-06
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Last Update:
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2006-04-07
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Popularity:
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4,475 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | coWiki 0.x
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Description:
r0t has reported a vulnerability in coWiki, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to the "q" parameter when performing a search isn't properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 0.3.4 and prior. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
The vulnerability has been fixed in the CVS repository.
Provided and/or discovered by:
r0t
Changelog:
2006-04-07: Updated "Solution" section and added link to vendor bug entry.
Original Advisory:
http://pridels.blogspot.com/2005/12/cowiki-034-xss-vuln.html
http://cowiki.tigris.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=234
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