TikiWiki multiple .php scripts password information disclosure
| tikiwiki-password-info-disclosure (29960) |  Low Risk |
Description:
TikiWiki could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a vulnerability in multiple scripts using the sort_mode parameter. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain the user password, which could be used to launch further attacks on the system.
Note: The following scripts are reported to be vulnerable:
tiki-listpages.php?offset=0&sort_mode=
/tiki-lastchanges.php?days=1&offset=0&sort_mode=
/messu-archive.php?sort_mode=
/messu-mailbox.php?sort_mode=
/messu-sent.php?sort_mode=
/tiki-directory_add_site.php?sort_mode=
/tiki-directory_ranking.php?sort_mode=
/tiki-directory_search.php?sort_mode=
/tiki-forums.php?sort_mode=
/tiki-view_forum.php?forumId=
/tiki-friends.php?sort_mode=
/tiki-list_blogs.php?sort_mode=
/tiki-list_faqs.php?sort_mode=
/tiki-list_trackers.php?sort_mode=
/tiki-list_users.php?sort_mode=
/tiki-my_tiki.php?sort_mode=
/tiki-notepad_list.php?sort_mode=
/tiki-orphan_pages.php?sort_mode=
/tiki-shoutbox.php?sort_mode=
/tiki-usermenu.php?sort_mode=
/tiki-webmail_contacts.php?sort_mode=
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.8 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Tikiwiki (1.9.6 or later), available from the Tikiwiki Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Nov 01 2006 - 11:34:00 CST : tikiwiki 1.9.5 mysql password disclosure & xss.
- The Tikiwiki Community: Tikiwiki Community Portal.
- BID-20858: Tikiwiki Information Disclosure and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-5702: Tikiwiki 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (MySQL username and password) via an empty sort_mode parameter in (1) tiki-listpages.php, (2) tiki-lastchanges.php, (3) messu-archive.php, (4) messu-mailbox.php, (5) messu-sent.php, (6) tiki-directory_add_site.php, (7) tiki-directory_ranking.php, (8) tiki-directory_search.php, (9) tiki-forums.php, (10) tiki-view_forum.php, (11) tiki-friends.php, (12) tiki-list_blogs.php, (13) tiki-list_faqs.php, (14) tiki-list_trackers.php, (15) tiki-list_users.php, (16) tiki-my_tiki.php, (17) tiki-notepad_list.php, (18) tiki-orphan_pages.php, (19) tiki-shoutbox.php, (20) tiki-usermenu.php, and (21) tiki-webmail_contacts.php, which reveal the information in certain database error messages.
- GLSA-200611-11: TikiWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities
- SA22678: TikiWiki Information Disclosure and Cross-Site Scripting
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4316: TikiWiki Database Information Disclosure and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- TikiWiki TikiWiki 1.9.5
Reported:
Nov 01, 2006
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