Where
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0
Severity
9.8
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

TWiki allows arbitrary shell command execution via the Include function

First published (updated )
Severity
4.3
XSS
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in TWiki allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the organization field in a profile, involving (1) registration or (2) editing of the user.

First published (updated )
Severity
6.8
CSRF
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in TWiki before 4.3.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that update pages, as demonstrated by a URL for a save script in the ACTION attribute of a FORM element, in conjunction with a call to the submit method in the onload attribute of a BODY element. NOTE: this issue exists because of an insufficient fix for CVE-2009-1339.

First published (updated )
Severity
6
CSRF
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in TWiki before 4.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that update pages, as demonstrated by a URL for a save script in the SRC attribute of an IMG element, a related issue to CVE-2009-1434.

First published (updated )
Severity
6.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

DISPUTED postinst in twiki 4.1.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/twiki temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating "this bug is invalid."

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First published (updated )
Severity
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The default configuration for twiki 4.1.2 on Debian GNU/Linux, and possibly other operating systems, specifies the work area directory (cfg{RCS}{WorkAreaDir}) under the web document root, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information when .htaccess restrictions are not applied.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Unspecified vulnerability in Twiki 4.0.0 through 4.1.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary Perl code via unknown vectors related to CGI session files.

First published (updated )
Severity
9
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

TWiki 4.0.5 and earlier, when running under Apache 1.3 using ApacheLogin with sessions and "ErrorDocument 401" redirects to a valid wiki topic, does not properly handle failed login attempts, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary content by cancelling out of a failed authentication with a valid username and invalid password.

First published (updated )
Severity
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Directory traversal vulnerability in viewfile in TWiki 4.0.0 through 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Eval injection vulnerability in the configure script in TWiki 4.0.0 through 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via an HTTP POST request containing a parameter name starting with "TYPEOF".

First published (updated )
Severity
4
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

TWiki 01-Dec-2000 up to 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the upload filter and execute arbitrary code via filenames with double extensions such as ".php.en", ".php.1", and other allowed extensions that are not .txt. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when the server allows script execution in the pub directory.

First published (updated )
Severity
5.1
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

TWiki 4.0.0, 4.0.1, and 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to gain Twiki administrator privileges via a TWiki.TWikiRegistration form with a modified action attribute that references the Sandbox web instead of the user web, which can then be used to associate the user's login name with the WikiName of a member of the TWikiAdminGroup.

First published (updated )
Severity
4
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

TWiki 4.0, 4.0.1, and 20010901 through 20040904 allows remote authenticated users with edit rights to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion leading to CPU and memory consumption) via INCLUDE by URL statements that form a loop, such as a page that includes itself.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The (1) rdiff and (2) preview scripts in TWiki 4.0 and 4.0.1 ignore access control settings, which allows remote attackers to read restricted areas and access restricted content in TWiki topics.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The history (revision control) function in TWiki 02-Sep-2004 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters, as demonstrated via the rev parameter to TWikiUsers.

First published (updated )
Severity
10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The search function in TWiki 20030201 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a search string.

First published (updated )

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