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| author | Joey Hess <joey@kodama.kitenet.net> | 2008-02-10 19:00:26 -0500 |
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| committer | Joey Hess <joey@kodama.kitenet.net> | 2008-02-10 19:00:26 -0500 |
| commit | 0e445d62d212d8e6c2cd5d11a38ae8cef914c1cd (patch) | |
| tree | 9374777067d49fd826455c49d828e172e968e501 /doc | |
| parent | 886adf9f9fea74560202fafcb4742ce26cd76416 (diff) | |
some updates about the recent hole
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/security.mdwn | 11 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/security.mdwn b/doc/security.mdwn index d9e0f655b..9259209ee 100644 --- a/doc/security.mdwn +++ b/doc/security.mdwn @@ -356,9 +356,12 @@ allow the security hole to be exploited. ## javascript insertion via uris The htmlscrubber did not block javascript in uris. This was fixed by adding -a whitelist of valid uri types, which does not include javascript. +a whitelist of valid uri types, which does not include javascript. Some +urls specifyable by the meta plugin could also theoretically have been used +to inject javascript; this was also blocked. This hole was discovered on 10 February 2008 and fixed the same day -with the release of ikiwiki 2.31.1. A fix was also backported to Debian etch, -as version 1.33.4. I recommend upgrading to one of these versions if your -wiki can be edited by third parties. +with the release of ikiwiki 2.31.1. (And a few subsequent versions..) +A fix was also backported to Debian etch, as version 1.33.4. I recommend +upgrading to one of these versions if your wiki can be edited by third +parties. |