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Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware version 11.0 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vulnerability Note VU#450646

Original Release Date: 2013-10-31 | Last Revised: 2013-10-31

Overview

Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware version 11.0 and possibly earlier versions contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79).

Description

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware version 11.0 and possibly earlier versions contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject arbitrary script via the vulnerable query string parameter id of the ZeroClipboard.swf file.

For example:
http://www.example.com/tiki/files/ZeroClipboard.swf?id=\"))}catch(e{alert(document.domain);}//&width&height

Impact

A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary script in the context of the end-user's browser session.

Solution

Apply an Update

Please refer to the Tiki blog post for instructions on which patch is appropriate for your version of Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware.

Vendor Information

450646
 

Tiki Software Community Association Affected

Notified:  October 17, 2013 Updated: October 31, 2013

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

We are not aware of further vendor information regarding this vulnerability.


CVSS Metrics

Group Score Vector
Base 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Temporal 5.8 E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C
Environmental 1.5 CDP:ND/TD:L/CR:ND/IR:ND/AR:ND

References

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nikhil Kumar Srivastava from Techdefence Labs and Jinen Patel for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Adam Rauf.

Other Information

CVE IDs: CVE-2013-6022
Date Public: 2013-10-31
Date First Published: 2013-10-31
Date Last Updated: 2013-10-31 19:07 UTC
Document Revision: 21

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