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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
GLSA 200711-19
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Severity: High
Title: TikiWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 14, 2007
Bugs: #195503
ID: 200711-19
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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in TikiWiki,
possibly
resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background
==========
TikiWiki is an open source content management system written
in PHP.
Affected packages
=================
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Package / Vulnerable /
Unaffected
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1 www-apps/tikiwiki < 1.9.8.3
>= 1.9.8.3
Description
===========
Stefan Esser reported that a previous vulnerability
(CVE-2007-5423,
GLSA 200710-21) was not properly fixed in TikiWiki 1.9.8.1
(CVE-2007-5682). The TikiWiki development team also added
several
checks to avoid file inclusion.
Impact
======
A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to
inject
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the
application.
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-1.9.8.3"
References
==========
[ 1 ] GLSA 200710-21
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-21.x
ml
[ 2 ] CVE-2007-5423
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-200
7-5423
[ 3 ] CVE-2007-5682
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-200
7-5682
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing
at
the Gentoo Security Website:
ht
tp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-19.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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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