ikiwiki 'teximg' Plugin Insecure TeX Commands Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:36181

Info

ikiwiki 'teximg' Plugin Insecure TeX Commands Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 36181
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2009-2944
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 28 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 16 2015 06:14PM
Credit: Josh Triplett
Vulnerable: ikiwiki ikiwiki 2.31.1
ikiwiki ikiwiki 2.31
ikiwiki ikiwiki 3.141592
ikiwiki ikiwiki 2.48
ikiwiki ikiwiki 2.47
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Not Vulnerable: ikiwiki ikiwiki 2.53.4
ikiwiki ikiwiki 3.1415926

Discussion

ikiwiki 'teximg' Plugin Insecure TeX Commands Information Disclosure Vulnerability

The 'ikiwiki' program is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to harvest sensitive information that may lead to further attacks.

Versions prior to ikiwiki 3.1415926 and 2.53.4 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

ikiwiki 'teximg' Plugin Insecure TeX Commands Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue via a browser.

Solution / Fix

ikiwiki 'teximg' Plugin Insecure TeX Commands Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Debian Linux 5.0 hppa

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 5.0 m68k

Debian Linux 5.0 arm

Debian Linux 5.0 armel

Debian Linux 5.0

Debian Linux 5.0 alpha

Debian Linux 5.0 amd64

ikiwiki ikiwiki 3.141592

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 5.0 mips

Debian Linux 5.0 s/390

Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel

Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc

Debian Linux 5.0 sparc

References

ikiwiki 'teximg' Plugin Insecure TeX Commands Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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