#VU44657 Cross-site scripting in TWiki - CVE-2011-3010

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#VU44657 Cross-site scripting in TWiki - CVE-2011-3010

Published: September 30, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU44657
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3010
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
TWiki
Software vendor:
TWiki.org

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.

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