TWiki up to 5.0.1 origurl cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in TWiki. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument origurl results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-1838. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in TWiki (Content Management System). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument origurl 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in TemplateLogin.pm in TWiki before 5.0.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the origurl parameter to a (1) view script or (2) login script.

The weakness was presented 05/20/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at twiki.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-1838 since 04/27/2011. 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 commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13130 (TWiki TemplateLogin.pm Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 4.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (67573), Exploit-DB (35761), SecurityFocus (BID 47899†), Secunia (SA44594†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1025542†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 900409
OpenVAS Name: TWiki TemplateLogin.pm Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: TWiki 4.3.0

Timelineinfo

04/27/2011 🔍
05/18/2011 +21 days 🔍
05/18/2011 +0 days 🔍
05/20/2011 +2 days 🔍
05/20/2011 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1403 days 🔍
10/07/2015 +198 days 🔍
01/20/2025 +3393 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: twiki.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57483
X-Force: 67573
SecurityFocus: 47899
Secunia: 44594 - TWiki "origurl" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1025542
Vulnerability Center: 53287 - TWiki before 5.0.2 Remote XSS Vulnerability via the origurl Parameter, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2011-1258

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/20/2025 21:11
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (53), 02/03/2018 10:53 (19), 01/20/2025 21:11 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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