First published: Wed May 12 2010(Updated: )
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier <a href="https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1916">CVE-2010-1916</a> to the following vulnerability: Name: <a href="https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1916">CVE-2010-1916</a> URL: <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1916">http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1916</a> Assigned: 20100511 Reference: MISC: <a href="http://www.php-security.org/2010/05/10/mops-2010-019-serendipity-wysiwyg-editor-plugin-configuration-injection-vulnerability/index.html">http://www.php-security.org/2010/05/10/mops-2010-019-serendipity-wysiwyg-editor-plugin-configuration-injection-vulnerability/index.html</a> Reference: MISC: <a href="http://www.php-security.org/2010/05/10/mops-2010-020-xinha-wysiwyg-plugin-configuration-injection-vulnerability/index.html">http://www.php-security.org/2010/05/10/mops-2010-020-xinha-wysiwyg-plugin-configuration-injection-vulnerability/index.html</a> The dynamic configuration feature in Xinha WYSIWYG editor 0.96 Beta 2 and earlier, as used in Serendipity 1.5.2 and earlier, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and modify the configuration of arbitrary plugins via (1) crafted backend_config_secret_key_location and backend_config_hash parameters that are used in a SHA1 hash of a shared secret that can be known or externally influenced, which are not properly handled by the "Deprecated config passing" feature; or (2) crafted backend_data and backend_data[key_location] variables, which are not properly handled by the xinha_read_passed_data function. NOTE: this can be leveraged to upload and possibly execute arbitrary files via config.inc.php in the ImageManager plugin. The upstream bug report [1] has links to patches to correct this issue. [1] <a href="http://trac.xinha.org/ticket/1518">http://trac.xinha.org/ticket/1518</a>
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Xinha WYSIWYG editor | =0.9-beta | |
Xinha WYSIWYG editor | =0.91-beta | |
Xinha WYSIWYG editor | =0.92-beta | |
Xinha WYSIWYG editor | =0.93 | |
Xinha WYSIWYG editor | =0.94 | |
Xinha WYSIWYG editor | =0.95 | |
Xinha WYSIWYG editor | =0.96-beta | |
Xinha WYSIWYG editor | =0.96-beta2 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =0.3 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =0.4 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =0.5-pl1 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =0.6-pl3 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =0.7 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =0.7.1 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =0.8 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =0.8.1 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =0.8.2 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =0.8.3 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =0.8.4 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =0.8.5 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =0.9 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =0.9.1 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.0 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.0.1 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.0.2 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.0.3 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.0.4 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.1 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.1.1 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.1.2 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.1.3 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.1.4 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.2 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.2.1 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.3 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.3.1 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.4 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.4.1 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.5 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.5.1 | |
Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event | =1.5.2 |
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CVE-2010-1916 has a medium severity rating due to its potential impact on application configuration and access control.
To mitigate CVE-2010-1916, ensure that the plugin configuration settings are secured and review access permissions for files associated with the Xinha WYSIWYG editor.
CVE-2010-1916 affects multiple versions of the Xinha WYSIWYG editor ranging from 0.9-beta to 0.96-beta2, as well as various versions of the Serendipity (S9Y) Freetag Event.
CVE-2010-1916 is classified as a configuration injection vulnerability that can allow unauthorized access to sensitive areas of an application.
Further details on CVE-2010-1916 can be found in security advisories and reports related to the affected software versions.