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Gentoo: GLSA-200412-23 Low Severity: Zwiki XSS Threat Advisory

Zwiki is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200412-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Low Title: Zwiki: XSS vulnerability Date: December 21, 2004 Bugs: #72315 ID: 200412-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= Zwiki is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks. Background ========= Zwiki is a Zope wiki-clone for easy-to-edit collaborative websites. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-zope/zwiki < 0.36.2-r1 > = 0.36.2-r1 Description ========== Due to improper input validation, Zwiki can be exploited to perform cross-site scripting attacks. Impact ===== By enticing a user to read a specially-crafted wiki entry, an attacker can execute arbitrary script code running in the context of the victim's browser. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All Zwiki users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =net-zope/zwiki-0.36.2-r1" References ========= [ 1 ] Zwiki Bug Report https://github.com/simonmichael/ZWiki/issues/6 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200412-23 Concerns? ======== 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/. License ====== Copyright 2004 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/2.0/ . The software Zwiki on Gentoo is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) weaknesses stemming from inadequate input sanitization. It's advised to perform an upgrade.. Zwiki, Gentoo, XSS Threat, Security Exploit, Linux Security. . Severity: Low. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 21, 2004 •Low Gentoo