GLSA 200501-12: TikiWiki: Arbitrary command execution

Severity:high
Title:TikiWiki: Arbitrary command execution
Date:01/10/2005
Bugs: #75568
ID:200501-12

Synopsis

A bug in TikiWiki allows certain users to upload and execute malicious PHP scripts.

Background

TikiWiki is a web-based groupware and content management system (CMS), using PHP, ADOdb and Smarty.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
www-apps/tikiwiki < 1.8.4.1 >= 1.8.4.1 All supported architectures

Description

TikiWiki lacks a check on uploaded images in the Wiki edit page.

Impact

A malicious user could run arbitrary commands on the server by uploading and calling a PHP script.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All TikiWiki users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/tikiwiki-1.8.4.1"

Note: Users with the vhosts USE flag set should manually use webapp-config to finalize the update.

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-12.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

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