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DokuWiki "spell_utf8test()" Cross-Site Scripting
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26150
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Release Date:
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2007-07-20
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Last Update:
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2007-07-27
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Popularity:
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6,893 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: | DokuWiki
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-3930
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Description:
Cyrill Brunschwiler has reported a vulnerability in DokuWiki, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to the "spell_utf8test()" function in spellcheck.php is not properly sanitised before it is 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, but only affects Microsoft Internet Explorer users.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 2007-06-26.
Solution:
Update to version 2007-06-26b:
http://www.splitbrain.org/go/dokuwiki
Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered by Cyrill Brunschwiler, Compass Security.
Changelog:
2007-07-27: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://bugs.splitbrain.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=1195
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