Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WikkaWiki

This vulnerability was discovered by our security researchers before 2019.

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Advisory ID:	HTB23170
Product:	WikkaWiki
Vendor:	Wikka Development Team
Vulnerable Versions:	1.3.4 and probably prior
Tested Version:	1.3.4
Advisory Publication:	August 21, 2013 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:	August 21, 2013
Vendor Fix:	August 31, 2013
Public Disclosure:	September 11, 2013
Latest Update:	September 2, 2013
Vulnerability Type:	Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
CVE Reference:	CVE-2013-5586
Risk Level:	Medium

CVSSv2 Base Score:	4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Solution Status:	Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided:	High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
Advisory Details:
High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered vulnerability in WikkaWiki, which can be exploited to perform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks against users of vulnerable application. 1) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WikkaWiki: CVE-2013-5586 The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitisation of user-supplied data in "wakka" HTTP GET parameter passed to "/sql/" URL. A remote attacker can trick a logged-in user to open a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in browser in context of the vulnerable website. The exploitation example below uses JavaScript "alert()" function to display user's cookies: http://[host]/sql/?wakka=sql&wakka=%22onmouseover=%22javascript:alert%28docu ment.cookie%29;%22%3Elink%3C/a%3E
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Update to Wikka 1.3.4-p1 More Information: http://docs.wikkawiki.org/WhatsNew https://wush.net/trac/wikka/ticket/1152

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References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB23170 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB23170 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in WikkaWiki. [2] WikkaWiki - http://www.wikkawiki.org - WikkaWiki is a flexible, standards-compliant and lightweight wiki engine written in PHP, which uses MySQL to store pages. [3] Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - http://cve.mitre.org/ - international in scope and free for public use, CVE® is a dictionary of publicly known information security vulnerabilities and exposures. [4] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types. [5] ImmuniWeb® - Leveraging the power of machine-learning and genius of human brain to deliver the most advanced web application security and penetration testing. [6] ImmuniWeb® SSLScan - Test your servers for security and compliance with PCI DSS, HIPAA and NIST.

Previous Security Advisories with CWE-79:

HTB23166: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Twilight CMS

HTB23165: Multiple Vulnerabilities in BigTree CMS

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