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A vulnerability has been found in Twiki (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument URLPARAM
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in TWiki before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the %URLPARAM{}% variable.
The bug was discovered 12/05/2008. The weakness was shared 12/08/2008 by Marc Schönefeld with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is available at twiki.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-5304 since 12/01/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35286 (FreeBSD : twiki -- multiple vulnerabilities (f98dea27-d687-11dd-abd1-0050568452ac)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at twiki.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47122) and Tenable (35286). The entries 3875 and 45360 are related to this item.
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.2.3
- 2000-12-01
- 2001-09-01
- 2001-12-01
- 2003-02-01
- 2004-09-01
- 2004-09-02
- 2004-09-03
- 2004-09-04
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 35286
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : twiki -- multiple vulnerabilities (f98dea27-d687-11dd-abd1-0050568452ac)
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OpenVAS ID: 63093
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: twiki
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: twiki.org
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Sources
Advisory: twiki.orgResearcher: Marc Schönefeld
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5304 (🔍)
X-Force: 47122 - TWiki URLPARAM variable cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1021351
Vulnerability Center: 20374 - TWiki < 4.2.4 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in the %URLPARAM{}% Variable, Medium
SecurityFocus: 32669 - TWiki URLPARAM Variable Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 33040 - TWiki Cross-Site Scripting and Command Injection Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 50676 - TWiki %URLPARAM{}% Parameter XSS
Vupen: ADV-2008-3381
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 12/19/2008 10:55Updated: 08/23/2019 09:15
Changes: 12/19/2008 10:55 (103), 08/23/2019 09:15 (1)
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