TikiWiki 'tiki-edit_wiki_section.php' type Parameter XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 49706

Synopsis

The remote web server hosts an application that is prone to a cross- site scripting attack.

Description

The installed version of TikiWiki fails to sanitize user-supplied input to the 'type' parameter in the 'tiki-edit_wiki_section.php' script before using it to generate dynamic HTML content.

An unauthenticated, remote attacker may be able to leverage this issue to inject arbitrary HTML or script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.

Although Nessus has not checked for them, the installed version is also likely to be affected by several other vulnerabilities, including cross-site request forgery and local file inclusion.

Solution

Upgrade to 5.3 / 3.8 LTS.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?339409b2

http://www.nessus.org/u?939709be

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 49706

File Name: tikiwiki_type_xss.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: remote

Published: 10/4/2010

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

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, www/tikiwiki

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/24/2010

Exploitable With

Elliot (Tiki Wiki 5.2 CMS Groupware File Disclosure)

Reference Information

BID: 43507

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

SECUNIA: 41630