TikiWiki tiki-error.php XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15709

Synopsis

A web application on the remote host has a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running TikiWiki, a content management system written in PHP.

The version of this software running on the remote host has a cross-site scripting vulnerability in tiki-error.php. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into requesting a maliciously crafted URL, resulting in the execution of arbitrary script code.

Solution

Upgrade to TikiWiki 1.7.8 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?5db4ca63

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15709

File Name: tikiwiki_xss.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: remote

Published: 11/13/2004

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:tikiwiki:tikiwiki

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Reference Information

BID: 14121

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990