VWE-2011-0100 Printable Version

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Common NameTarget Injection Vulnerability
VWE-IDVWE-2011-0100
Related ReportNone
SeverityHIGH
Exploit DifficultyEASY
PlatformAffects all platforms supported by the vulnerable versions.
DescriptionHTML/Javascript injection. A malicious user can include arbitrary HTML in the URL parameter for target selection on Special:WhatLinksHere. If the parameter does not point to an existing wiki page, the target text will be displayed on the page with various HTML entities unencoded. Does not affect Lite versions.
DiscoveredJune 14, 2011
ResolvedJune 23, 2011
Patches Available3.0.12
3.0.11 Patch Level 1
3.0.10 Patch Level 1
3.0.9 Patch Level 1
3.0.8 Patch Level 1
3.0.7 Patch Level 1
3.0.6 Patch Level 1
3.0.5 Patch Level 1
3.0.4 Patch Level 1
3.0.3 Patch Level 1
3.0.2 Patch Level 1
3.0.1 Patch Level 1
WorkaroundIn Settings > Options > VaultWiki: Server Settings, disable "Enable Link Caching."
The versions listed below are known to be affected by this issue. If you are using one of those versions, you should update to a newer release that has no known vulnerabilities.