ikiwiki change password cross-site request forgery
| ikiwiki-change-password-csrf (41904) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
ikiwiki is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the preferences and edit forms. By persuading a victim logged into ikiwiki to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could send a malformed HTTP request to cause the victim to change passwords or perform other arbitrary tasks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning, and other malicious activities.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- Joey, ikiwiki 2.0
- Joey, ikiwiki 2.1
- Joey, ikiwiki 2.13
- Joey, ikiwiki 2.31.0
- Joey, ikiwiki 2.31.1
- Joey, ikiwiki 2.31.2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of ikiwiki (2.42 or later), available from the ikiwiki Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- ikiwiki Security Web site, Cross Site Request Forging at http://ikiwiki.info/security/#index31h2.
- ikiwiki Web site, download at http://ikiwiki.info/download/.
- CVE-2008-0165: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ikiwiki before 2.42 allows remote attackers to modify user preferences, including passwords, via the (1) preferences and (2) edit forms.
- DSA-1553: ikiwiki -- cross-site request forgery
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1297: ikiwiki URL Processing Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities
- SA29907: ikiwiki Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Apr 20, 2008
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