Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ow.asp in OpenWiki 0.78 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the p parameter. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor and a third party who is affiliated with the product. The vendor states "You cannot insert code in a wikipage or via URL parameters as they are all escaped before usage, so nothing can be compromised at other sites.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Open Wiki 0.78 - 'ow.asp' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-27890 · webapps · May 17, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20060517 OpenWiki<--v0.78 Cross-Site Scripting mailing-list
- http://www.openwiki.com/ow.asp?XssVulnerability
- 920 third-party-advisory
- 18013 vdb-entry
- openwiki-ow-xss(26517) vdb-entry
- 20080912 Re: OpenWiki<--v0.78 Cross-Site Scripting mailing-list
- http://www.openwiki.com/ow.asp?OpenWikiVulnerability