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Posted on 21 November 2006
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200611-11
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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
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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@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
