Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the meta plugin (Plugin/meta.pm) in ikiwiki before 3.20120516 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) author or (2) authorurl meta tags.
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 | 3.20120516 | — |
| Debian 13 | ikiwiki | 3.20120516 | — |
| Debian 12 | ikiwiki | 3.20120516 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | ikiwiki | 3.20100815.9 | DSA-2474-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ikiwiki | 3.20200202.3-2.7 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10860-1 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-2474-1 ikiwiki - cross-site scripting Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10860-1 ikiwiki-3.20200202.3-2.7 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- DSA-2474 vendor-advisory
- 49199 third-party-advisory
- 81995 vdb-entry
- ikiwiki-unspecified-xss(75702) vdb-entry
- 53599 vdb-entry
- http://ikiwiki.info/news/version_3.20120516/
- 49232 third-party-advisory
- http://source.ikiwiki.branchable.com/?p=source.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fbfcea89f8e06426c73ab8ea369ca4cdc566db6f