TWiki URLPARAM Variable Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:32669

Info

TWiki URLPARAM Variable Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 32669
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-5304
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 06 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 11 2008 03:31AM
Credit: Marc Schoenefeld and Steve Milner of Red Hat Security Response Team
Vulnerable: TWiki TWiki 4.2.3
TWiki TWiki 4.2.2
TWiki TWiki 4.2.1
TWiki TWiki 4.2
TWiki TWiki 4.1.2
TWiki TWiki 4.1.1
TWiki TWiki 4.1
TWiki TWiki 4.0.5
TWiki TWiki 4.0.4
TWiki TWiki 4.0.3
TWiki TWiki 4.0.2
TWiki TWiki 4.0.1
TWiki TWiki 0
Not Vulnerable: TWiki TWiki 4.2.4

Discussion

TWiki URLPARAM Variable Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

TWiki 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.

Exploit / POC

TWiki URLPARAM Variable 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:

Solution / Fix

TWiki URLPARAM Variable Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and fixes to address this issue; please see the references for more information.

References

TWiki URLPARAM Variable Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

© CVE.report 2026

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report