Wikka Wiki "url" cross-site scripting
| wikkawiki-url-xss (27227) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Wikka Wiki is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the /formatters/wakka.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'url' parameter 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 latest version of Wikka Wiki (1.1.6.2 or later), available from the Wikka Wiki Web site. See References.
References:
- Wikka Wiki Web site: Wikka : WikkaReleaseNotes - Wikka 1.1.6.2.
- Wikka Wiki Web site: Wikka: Welcome to Wikka Wiki.
- Wikkawiki Ticket #142 (defect): Javascript not stripped from forced links.
- BID-18481: Wikkawiki Wakka.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-7050: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WikkaWiki (Wikka Wiki) before 1.1.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary javascript via (1) events in forced links (url parameter) that are not properly handled in formatters/wakka.php, and possibly (2) other vectors in wikka.php.
- SA20628: Wikkawiki Two Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2381: Wikkawiki Remote Security Bypass and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Wikka Wiki Wikka Wiki prior to 1.1.6.2
Reported:
Jun 12, 2006
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