Zwiki link cross-site scripting

zwiki-link-xss (18237) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Zwiki is a documentation and collaboration engine for the Zope web application server running on most operating systems. Zwiki version 0.36.2 and possibly earlier versions are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted URL request which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the host, once the link is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials and other sensitive information.

Note: Reportedly, versions prior to 0.10.0rc1 are not affected by this vulnerability.


Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of zwiki (0.36.2-r1 or later), as listed in GLSA 200412-23. See References.

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Nov 26 2004 - 03:25:18 CST: Re: STG Security Advisory: [SSA-20041122-12] Zwiki XSS vulnerability.
  • Xwiki Web site: Zwiki.org FRONTPAGE.
  • BID-11745: Zwiki Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • CVE-2004-1075: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in standard_error_message.dtml for Zwiki after 0.10.0rc1 to 0.36.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via a malformed URL, which is not properly cleansed when generating an error message.
  • GLSA-200412-23: Zwiki: XSS vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • Apple Mac OS Server
  • Gentoo Linux
  • zwiki.org Zwiki 0.36.2

Reported:

Nov 24, 2004

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