Ikiwiki up to 3.x Error Message CGI.pm cgierror cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Ikiwiki up to 3.x. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cgierror of the file CGI.pm of the component Error Message Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-4561. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Ikiwiki up to 3.x (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is the function cgierror of the file CGI.pm of the component Error Message Handler. 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 confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cgierror function in CGI.pm in ikiwiki before 3.20160506 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors involving an error message.

The weakness was published 05/10/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4561 since 05/06/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91023 (Debian DSA-3571-1 : ikiwiki - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 3.20160506 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91023). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Temp Score: 5.8
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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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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 91023
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3571-1 : ikiwiki - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703571
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3571-1 (ikiwiki - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ikiwiki 3.20160506
Patch: 32ef584dc5abb6ddb9f794f94ea0b2934967bba7

Timelineinfo

05/06/2016 🔍
05/08/2016 +2 days 🔍
05/10/2016 +2 days 🔍
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05/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/11/2016 +0 days 🔍
08/18/2022 +2290 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-4561 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4561
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87175

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2016 15:08
Updated: 08/18/2022 11:27
Changes: 05/11/2016 15:08 (62), 11/23/2018 10:52 (11), 08/18/2022 11:27 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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