Tikiwiki 1.9.5 Error Message tiki-listpages.php sort_mode information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Tikiwiki 1.9.5. Affected is an unknown function of the file tiki-listpages.php of the component Error Message Handler. Such manipulation of the argument sort_mode leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-5702. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tikiwiki 1.9.5 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file tiki-listpages.php of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument sort_mode with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Tikiwiki 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (MySQL username and password) via an empty sort_mode parameter in (1) tiki-listpages.php, (2) tiki-lastchanges.php, (3) messu-archive.php, (4) messu-mailbox.php, (5) messu-sent.php, (6) tiki-directory_add_site.php, (7) tiki-directory_ranking.php, (8) tiki-directory_search.php, (9) tiki-forums.php, (10) tiki-view_forum.php, (11) tiki-friends.php, (12) tiki-list_blogs.php, (13) tiki-list_faqs.php, (14) tiki-list_trackers.php, (15) tiki-list_users.php, (16) tiki-my_tiki.php, (17) tiki-notepad_list.php, (18) tiki-orphan_pages.php, (19) tiki-shoutbox.php, (20) tiki-usermenu.php, and (21) tiki-webmail_contacts.php, which reveal the information in certain database error messages.

The bug was discovered 11/01/2006. The weakness was presented 11/03/2006 by securfrog (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5702 since 11/03/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:tiki-listpages.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23705 (GLSA-200611-11 : TikiWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29960), Tenable (23705), SecurityFocus (BID 20858†), OSVDB (30172†) and Secunia (SA22678†). See VDB-33099 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 23705
Nessus Name: GLSA-200611-11 : TikiWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 57924
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200611-11 (tikiwiki)
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MetaSploit ID: tikidblib.rb
MetaSploit Name: TikiWiki Information Disclosure
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: securfrog
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5702 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5702
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33098
X-Force: 29960
SecurityFocus: 20858 - Tikiwiki Information Disclosure and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22678 - TikiWiki Information Disclosure and Cross-Site Scripting, Less Critical
OSVDB: 30172 - TikiWiki multiple .php scripts password information disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 13166 - Tikiwiki 1.9.5 Remote Sensitive Information Disclosure, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-4316

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

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/26/2026 08:36
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (86), 07/11/2019 09:33 (6), 04/26/2026 08:36 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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