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GLSA-200412-23 : Zwiki: XSS vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 16034

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200412-23 (Zwiki: XSS vulnerability)

 Due to improper input validation, Zwiki can be exploited to perform cross-site scripting attacks.
 Impact :

 By enticing a user to read a specially crafted wiki entry, an attacker can execute arbitrary script code running in the context of the victim's browser.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Zwiki users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-zope/zwiki-0.36.2-r1'

See Also

http://zwiki.org/925ZwikiXSSVulnerability

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200412-23

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 16034

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200412-23.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 12/23/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:zwiki, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/21/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/22/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1075

GLSA: 200412-23