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[GLSA-200606-29] Tikiwiki: SQL injection and multiple XSS vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Tikiwiki: SQL injection and multiple XSS vulnerabilities

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200606-29
(Tikiwiki: SQL injection and multiple XSS vulnerabilities)

Tikiwiki fails to properly sanitize user input before processing it,
including in SQL statements.

Impact

A possible hacker could execute arbitrary SQL statements on the underlying
database, or inject arbitrary scripts into the context of a user's
browser.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3048
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3047

Solution:
All Tikiwiki users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/tikiwiki-1.9.4"

Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2006 Michel Arboi

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