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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-33.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-33.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..38f1696b --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-33.xml @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200411-33"> + <title>TWiki: Arbitrary command execution</title> + <synopsis> + A bug in the TWiki search function allows an attacker to execute arbitrary + commands with the permissions of the user running TWiki. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">www-apps/twiki</product> + <announced>November 24, 2004</announced> + <revised>September 08, 2006: 02</revised> + <bug>71035</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-apps/twiki" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">20040902 </unaffected> + <unaffected range="lt">20000000</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">20040902 </vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + TWiki is a Web-based groupware tool based around the concept of wiki + pages that can be edited by anybody with a Web browser. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The TWiki search function, which uses a shell command executed via the + Perl backtick operator, does not properly escape shell metacharacters + in the user-provided search string. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + An attacker can insert malicious commands into a search request, + allowing the execution of arbitrary commands with the privileges of the + user running TWiki (usually the Web server user). + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All TWiki users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/twiki-20040902"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlertExecuteCommandsWithSearch">TWiki Security Alert</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1037">CAN-2004-1037</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:14:35 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 22 Nov 2004 23:25:58 +0000"> + dmargoli + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:52:40 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |