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MoniWiki XSS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Test for XSS flaw in MoniWiki

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host seems to be running MoniWiki, a wiki web application
written in PHP.

The remote version of this software is vulnerable to cross-site scripting
attacks, through the script 'wiki.php'.

With a specially crafted URL, a possible hacker can cause arbitrary code
execution in users' browsers resulting in a loss of integrity.

Solution: Upgrade to version 1.0.9 of this software
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 11516

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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