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0
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
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
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
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 )

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