Ikiwiki 1.33.3/1.46/2.31 cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Ikiwiki 1.33.3/1.46/2.31 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the meta plugin in Ikiwiki before 1.1.47 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via meta tags.

The bug was discovered 02/10/2008. The weakness was disclosed 02/18/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0808 since 02/18/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31031 (FreeBSD : ikiwiki -- javascript insertion via uris (739329c8-d8f0-11dc-ac2f-0016d325a0ed)), 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 to version 1.46 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40445) and Tenable (31031). The entry 41098 is pretty similar.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 31031
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : ikiwiki -- javascript insertion via uris (739329c8-d8f0-11dc-ac2f-0016d325a0ed)
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OpenVAS ID: 60577
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1523-1 (ikiwiki)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ikiwiki 1.46

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03/25/2008 +36 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2547 days 🔍
08/07/2019 +1605 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-0808 (🔍)
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X-Force: 40445
Vulnerability Center: 18011 - Ikiwiki Meta Plugin Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Conduct XSS Attacks, Medium
SecurityFocus: 27760 - ikiwiki 'htmlscrubber' And 'meta' Plugins Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28911 - ikiwiki Two Script Insertion Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 41477 - CVE-2008-0808 - Ikiwiki - Cross-Site Scripting Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/07/2019 17:43
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (78), 08/07/2019 17:43 (4)
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