[Full-disclosure] [ GLSA 200611-11 ] TikiWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200611-11
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: TikiWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities
      Date: November 20, 2006
      Bugs: #153820
        ID: 200611-11

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Synopsis
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TikiWiki allows for the disclosure of MySQL database authentication
credentials and for cross-site scripting attacks.

Background
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TikiWiki is an open source content management system written in PHP.

Affected packages
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     Package            /  Vulnerable  /                    Unaffected
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  1  www-apps/tikiwiki       < 1.9.6                          >= 1.9.6

Description
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In numerous files TikiWiki provides an empty sort_mode parameter,
causing TikiWiki to display additional information, including database
authentication credentials, in certain error messages. TikiWiki also
improperly sanitizes the "url" request variable sent to
tiki-featured_link.php.

Impact
======

An attacker could cause a database error in various pages of a TikiWiki
instance by providing an empty sort_mode request variable, and gain
unauthorized access to credentials of the MySQL databases used by
TikiWiki. An attacker could also entice a user to browse to a specially
crafted URL that could run scripts in the scope of the user's browser.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All TikiWiki users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/tikiwiki-1.9.6"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2006-5702
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5702
  [ 2 ] CVE-2006-5703
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5703

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-11.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security at gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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