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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200611-11
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: TikiWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities
      Date: November 20, 2006
      Bugs: #153820
        ID: 200611-11

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Synopsis
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TikiWiki allows for the disclosure of MySQL database authentication
credentials and for cross-site scripting attacks.

Background
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TikiWiki is an open source content management system written in PHP.

Affected packages
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     Package            /  Vulnerable  /                    Unaffected
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  1  www-apps/tikiwiki       < 1.9.6                          >= 1.9.6

Description
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In numerous files TikiWiki provides an empty sort_mode parameter,
causing TikiWiki to display additional information, including database
authentication credentials, in certain error messages. TikiWiki also
improperly sanitizes the "url" request variable sent to
tiki-featured_link.php.

Impact
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An attacker could cause a database error in various pages of a TikiWiki
instance by providing an empty sort_mode request variable, and gain
unauthorized access to credentials of the MySQL databases used by
TikiWiki. An attacker could also entice a user to browse to a specially
crafted URL that could run scripts in the scope of the user's browser.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All TikiWiki users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/tikiwiki-1.9.6"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2006-5702
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5702
  [ 2 ] CVE-2006-5703
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5703

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200611-11

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org/.

License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/