PHPWiki 1.2 pagename cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in PHPWiki 1.2. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument pagename leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-1070. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PHPWiki 1.2 (Content Management System). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument pagename with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in PHPWiki Postnuke wiki module allows remote attackers to execute script as other PHPWiki users via the pagename parameter.

The weakness was presented 10/04/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1070. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11010 (PhpWiki Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1834.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9627), Exploit-DB (21622), SecurityFocus (BID 5254†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6367†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 1834
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP PHP-Wiki cross site scripting attempt
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Timelineinfo

07/17/2002 🔍
10/04/2002 +79 days 🔍
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12/09/2004 +797 days 🔍
07/29/2014 +3519 days 🔍
09/09/2025 +4060 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1070 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1070
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18983
X-Force: 9627
SecurityFocus: 5254 - PHP-Wiki Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6367 - XSS in PHP-Wiki <= 1.3.3 Allows Code Execution, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2014 17:45
Updated: 09/09/2025 06:00
Changes: 07/29/2014 17:45 (58), 05/27/2019 07:37 (3), 01/20/2025 21:53 (27), 09/09/2025 06:00 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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