coWiki Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	25393
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2005-4053
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 21 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:36PM
Credit:	MustLive is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	coWiki coWiki 0
Not Vulnerable:

coWiki Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

coWiki is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

coWiki Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/?cmd=srchdoc&q=[XSS]

coWiki Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

coWiki Index.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• coWiki Homepage (coWiki)
  
• Vulnerabilities digest (3APA3A)