Tikiwiki 1.9.5 tiki-featured_link.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Tikiwiki 1.9.5 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file tiki-featured_link.php. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-5703. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tikiwiki 1.9.5 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file tiki-featured_link.php. 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 tiki-featured_link.php in Tikiwiki 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a url parameter that evades filtering, as demonstrated by a parameter value containing malformed, nested SCRIPT elements.

The bug was discovered 11/01/2006. The weakness was shared 11/03/2006 by securfrog (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-5703 since 11/03/2006. 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. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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-featured_link.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 (29958), Tenable (23705), SecurityFocus (BID 20858†), OSVDB (30173†) and Secunia (SA22678†). The entry VDB-33098 is related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2006-5703 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5703
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33099
X-Force: 29958
SecurityFocus: 20858 - Tikiwiki Information Disclosure and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22678 - TikiWiki Information Disclosure and Cross-Site Scripting, Less Critical
OSVDB: 30173 - TikiWiki tiki-featured_link.php cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 13167 - Tikiwiki 1.9.5 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability Allows Remote Web Script or HTML Injection, 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 (80), 07/11/2019 09:35 (6), 04/26/2026 08:36 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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