Summary
This host is running Semantic Enterprise Wiki and is prone to cross-site scripting vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML in a user's browser session in the context of an affected site.
Impact Level: Application
Solution
No solution or patch was made available for at least one year since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore.
General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
Insight
The flaw is due to an input passed via the 'target' parameter to 'index.php/Special:FormEdit' is not properly sanitised in the 'smwfOnSfSetTargetName()' function before being returned to the user.
Affected
Semantic Enterprise Wiki (SMW+) 1.6.0_2 and earlier
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-1212 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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