Foswiki up to 1.1.6 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Foswiki up to 1.1.6. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes numeric error. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-6330. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Foswiki up to 1.1.6 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The localization functionality in TWiki before 5.1.3, and Foswiki 1.0.x through 1.0.10 and 1.1.x through 1.1.6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer in a %MAKETEXT% macro.

The weakness was shared 01/04/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at twiki.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-6330 since 12/10/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit in Ruby and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63399 (TWiki < 5.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12631 (TWiki Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

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 X-Force (80689), Exploit-DB (23580), Tenable (63399), SecurityFocus (BID 56950†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37853†). The entry VDB-63318 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Metasploit
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Nessus ID: 63399
Nessus Name: TWiki < 5.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802049
OpenVAS Name: Foswiki MAKETEXT variable Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
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D2Sec: Foswiki 1.1.5 RCE

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/16/2012 🔍
12/10/2012 +55 days 🔍
12/14/2012 +4 days 🔍
12/23/2012 +9 days 🔍
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12/27/2012 +4 days 🔍
01/04/2013 +8 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +809 days 🔍
06/27/2025 +3748 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: twiki.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-6330 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6330
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63319
X-Force: 80689
SecurityFocus: 56950 - TWiki and Foswiki 'MAKETEXT' Variable Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 37853 - TWiki and Foswiki MAKETEXT Variable Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 06/27/2025 11:01
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (68), 01/29/2018 16:09 (11), 12/21/2021 12:37 (3), 06/27/2025 11:01 (14)
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