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GLSA-200501-12 : TikiWiki: Arbitrary command execution

high Nessus Plugin ID 16403

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200501-12 (TikiWiki: Arbitrary command execution)

 TikiWiki lacks a check on uploaded images in the Wiki edit page.
 Impact :

 A malicious user could run arbitrary commands on the server by uploading and calling a PHP script.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All TikiWiki users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/tikiwiki-1.8.4.1' Note: Users with the vhosts USE flag set should manually use webapp-config to finalize the update.

See Also

https://tiki.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=97

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200501-12

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16403

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200501-12.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 2/14/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:tikiwiki, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/10/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1386

GLSA: 200501-12