#VU34822 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in TWiki - CVE-2014-7236

 

#VU34822 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in TWiki - CVE-2014-7236

Published: February 17, 2020 / Updated: January 28, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34822
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7236
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
TWiki
Software vendor:
TWiki.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Eval injection vulnerability in lib/TWiki/Plugins.pm in TWiki before 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via the debugenableplugins parameter to do/view/Main/WebHome.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

External links