TikiWiki 2.2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in TikiWiki 2.2 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1204. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in TikiWiki 2.2 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in TikiWiki (Tiki) CMS/Groupware 2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PHP_SELF portion of a URI to (1) tiki-galleries.php, (2) tiki-list_file_gallery.php, (3) tiki-listpages.php, and (4) tiki-orphan_pages.php.

The bug was discovered 03/12/2009. The weakness was shared 03/31/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at tikiwiki.svn.sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1204 since 03/31/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 19 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12283 (TikiWiki "tiki-list_file_gallery.php" 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (32852), SecurityFocus (BID 34108†), OSVDB (52674†), Secunia (SA34273†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21699†). The entry VDB-45274 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 800266
OpenVAS Name: TikiWiki Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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03/12/2009 🔍
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03/13/2009 +1 days 🔍
03/31/2009 +18 days 🔍
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04/26/2009 +26 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2151 days 🔍
09/09/2025 +3829 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tikiwiki.svn.sourceforge.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1204 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1204
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47449
SecurityFocus: 34108 - TikiWiki 'tiki-orphan_pages.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 34273
OSVDB: 52674 - TikiWiki CMS/Groupware tiki-list_file_gallery.php cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 21699 - TikiWiki CMS/Groupware 2.2 \x27tiki-list_file_gallery.php\x27 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/09/2025 03:31
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (65), 09/02/2019 09:59 (5), 04/19/2025 21:58 (22), 09/09/2025 03:31 (2)
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