Wysi Wiki Wyg 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	31836
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-5323
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 20 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:22PM
Credit:	StAkeR[at]hotmail[dot]it
Vulnerable:	Wysi Wiki Wyg Wysi Wiki Wyg 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

Wysi Wiki Wyg 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Wysi Wiki Wyg is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

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 allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

Wysi Wiki Wyg 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.

The following example is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/31836.html

Wysi Wiki Wyg 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Wysi Wiki Wyg 'index.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Wysi Wiki Wyg Download Page (Wysi Wiki Wyg)