A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - TikiWiki: XSS vulnerability. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200510-23
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: TikiWiki: XSS vulnerability
Date: October 28, 2005
Bugs: #109858
ID: 200510-23
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Synopsis
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TikiWiki is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.
Background
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TikiWiki is a web-based groupware and content management system (CMS),
using PHP, ADOdb and Smarty.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/tikiwiki < 1.9.1.1 >= 1.9.1.1
Description
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Due to improper input validation, TikiWiki can be exploited to perform
cross-site scripting attacks.
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit this to inject and execute malicious
script code or to steal cookie-based authentication credentials,
potentially compromising the victim's browser.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All TikiWiki users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/tikiwiki-1.9.1.1"
Note: Users with the vhosts USE flag set should manually use
webapp-config to finalize the update.
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200510-23.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
