ID:4203 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in TWiki - CVE-2011-3010

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ID:4203 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in TWiki - CVE-2011-3010

Published: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU44657
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3010
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
TWiki

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in TWiki before 5.1.0 when processing (1) the newtopic parameter in a WebCreateNewTopic action, related to the TWiki.WebCreateNewTopicTemplate topic; or (2) the query string to SlideShow.pm in the SlideShowPlugin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.