Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in TWiki before 5.1.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the newtopic parameter in a WebCreateNewTopic action, related to the TWiki.WebCreateNewTopicTemplate topic; or (2) the query string to SlideShow.pm in the SlideShowPlugin.
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 2
- TWiki 5.0.2 - '/bin/view/Main/Jump?newtopic' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-36162 · webapps · Sep 22, 2011 · verified
- TWiki 5.0.2 SlideShowPlugin - Slide Show Pages URI Cross-Site Scripting EDB-36163 · webapps · Sep 22, 2011 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.mavitunasecurity.com/xss-vulnerability-in-twiki5
- 75674 vdb-entry
- 1026091 vdb-entry
- 46123 third-party-advisory
- http://develop.twiki.org/trac/changeset/21920
- 49746 vdb-entry
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2011-3010
- 20110922 XSS Vulnerabilities in TWiki < 5.1.0 mailing-list
- 75673 vdb-entry