Twiki up to 4.2.4 Search cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Twiki up to 4.2.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation of the argument Search leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-5304. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Twiki up to 4.2.4 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument SEARCH with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in TWiki before 4.2.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the %URLPARAM{}% variable.

The weakness was published 12/08/2008 by Peter Allor with IBM (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at twiki.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5304 since 12/01/2008. 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 securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35286 (FreeBSD : twiki -- multiple vulnerabilities (f98dea27-d687-11dd-abd1-0050568452ac)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at twiki.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47122), Exploit-DB (32646), Tenable (35286), SecurityFocus (BID 32669†) and OSVDB (50676†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3874 and VDB-45360. 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
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 35286
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : twiki -- multiple vulnerabilities (f98dea27-d687-11dd-abd1-0050568452ac)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: twiki.org

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12/01/2008 🔍
12/05/2008 +4 days 🔍
12/06/2008 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: twiki.org
Researcher: Peter Allor
Organization: IBM
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5304 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5304
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3875
X-Force: 47122 - TWiki URLPARAM variable cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 32669 - TWiki URLPARAM Variable Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 33040 - TWiki Cross-Site Scripting and Command Injection Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 50676 - TWiki %URLPARAM{}% Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1021351
Vupen: ADV-2008-3381

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

Created: 12/19/2008 10:55
Updated: 11/09/2025 03:17
Changes: 12/19/2008 10:55 (78), 03/22/2019 15:11 (3), 06/12/2024 16:55 (20), 04/22/2025 21:53 (3), 11/09/2025 03:17 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:532:103

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