Summary
The host is running XWiki Enterprise and is prone to cross site scripting vulnerabilities.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to insert arbitrary HTML and script code, which will be executed 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 flaws are due to an improper validation of user-supplied input via
- the 'XWiki.XWikiComments_comment' parameter to
'xwiki/bin/commentadd/Main/WebHome' when posting a comment.
- the 'XWiki.XWikiUsers_0_company' parameter when editing a user's profile - the 'projectVersion' parameter to
'xwiki/bin/view/DownloadCode/DownloadFeedback' when downloading a file.
Which allows attackers to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in the context of an affected site.
Affected
XWiki version 3.4 and prior
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-1019 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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