Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ikiwiki before 2.42 allows remote attackers to modify user preferences, including passwords, via the (1) preferences and (2) edit forms.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ikiwiki | 2.42 | — |
| Debian 13 | ikiwiki | 2.42 | — |
| Debian 12 | ikiwiki | 2.42 | — |
| Debian 4.0 | ikiwiki | 1.33.5 | DSA-1553-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1553-1 ikiwiki - cross-site request forgery Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-1553 vendor-advisory
- 29907 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=475445
- 29932 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-1297 vdb-entry
- http://ikiwiki.info/security/#index31h2
- ikiwiki-change-password-csrf(41904) vdb-entry