WikiNi comment cross-site scripting
| wikini-comment-xss (26772) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
WikiNi is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input when editing or posting a comment. A remote attacker, with access to edit or post info to Wiki pages, 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:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon May 29 2006 - 13:29:16 CDT : WikiNi Persistent Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability.
- WikiNi Web site: WikiNi. (This site is in French.)
- BID-18156: WikiNi Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-2652: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WikiNi 0.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script by editing a Wiki page to contain the script.
- OSVDB ID: 25802: WikiNi Page Edit XSS
- SA20366: WikiNi Script Insertion Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- WikiNi WikiNi 4.2 and prior
Reported:
May 29, 2006
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