STG Security Advisory: [SSA-20041122-11] JSPWiki XSS vulnerability

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Date: 11/24/04

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    STG Security Advisory: [SSA-20041122-11] JSPWiki XSS vulnerability

    Revision 1.0
    Date Published: 2004-11-22 (KST)
    Last Update: 2004-11-22
    Disclosed by SSR Team (advisory@stgsecurity.com)

    Summary
    ========
    JSPWiki is one of famous wiki web applications. It has a cross site scripting
    vulnerability.

    Vulnerability Class
    ===================
    Implementation Error: Input validation flaw

    Details
    =======
    Due to an input validation flaw, the JSPWiki is vulnerable to cross site
    scripting attacks.

    http://[victim]/Search.jsp?query=<script>alert('hi')</script>

    Impact
    ======
    Medium: Malicious attackers can inject and execute arbitrary script code in
    a user's browser session in context of an affected site.

    Workaround
    ==========
    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Affected Products
    ================
    JSPWiki v2.1.120-cvs and prior

    Vendor Status: NOT FIXED
    =======================
    2004-10-01 Vulnerability found.
    2004-10-27 JSPWiki developer notified.
    2004-11-22 Official release.

    Credits
    ======
    Jeremy Bae at STG Security

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