WikiNi 0.4.2/0.4.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in WikiNi 0.4.2/0.4.3. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5516. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WikiNi 0.4.2/0.4.3 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in actions/usersettings.php in WikiNi before 0.4.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) name and (2) email parameters to wakka.php.

The weakness was shared 10/26/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5516 since 10/26/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 0.4.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29761), SecurityFocus (BID 20688†), Secunia (SA22558†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017116†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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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: Highly functional
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WikiNi 0.4.4

Timelineinfo

10/23/2006 🔍
10/25/2006 +2 days 🔍
10/26/2006 +1 days 🔍
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10/26/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3059 days 🔍
04/25/2026 +4062 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5516 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5516
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32954
X-Force: 29761 - WikiNi wakka.php cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 20688 - WikiNi Waka.PHP Multiple HTML-Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22558
SecurityTracker: 1017116
Vupen: ADV-2006-4159

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/25/2026 12:17
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (63), 08/06/2018 07:35 (1), 04/25/2026 12:17 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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