Trac Wiki Engine cross-site scripting
| trac-wiki-engine-xss (26125) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Trac from Edgewall is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the Wiki Engine. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the current version of Trac (version 0.9.5 or later) available from the Trac Web site. See References.
References:
- Trac Web site: The Trac Project - Trac.
- BID-17741: Trac Wiki Macro Remote HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-2106: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Edgewall Software Trac 0.9.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown attack vectors related to a wiki macro.
- SA19870: Trac Wiki Macro Script Insertion Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1015986: Trac Wiki Function Input Validation Hole Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1557: Trac Wiki Engine Unspecified Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Edgewall Trac 0.9.4
Reported:
Apr 27, 2006
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