From 1c65ca492295e754dfd9986f91b08eb0876d09b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: joey Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:05:21 +0000 Subject: * Fix a few bugs around page titles containing html. The worst of these is an actual security hole as it allows insertion of html into the title element of a page, which is not processed by the htmlscrubber. --- doc/security.mdwn | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/security.mdwn b/doc/security.mdwn index 01a893d20..9b561a13e 100644 --- a/doc/security.mdwn +++ b/doc/security.mdwn @@ -293,3 +293,14 @@ This hole was discovered on 10 Feb 2007 and fixed the same day with the release of ikiwiki 1.42. A fix was also backported to Debian etch, as version 1.33.1. I recommend upgrading to one of these versions if your wiki allows web editing. + +## html insertion via title + +Missing html escaping of the title contents allowed a web-based editor to +insert arbitrary html inside the title tag of a page. Since that part of +the page is not processed by the htmlscrubber, evil html could be injected. + +This hole was discovered on 21 March 2007 and fixed the same day (er, hour) +with the release of ikiwiki 1.46. A fix was also backported to Debian etch, +as version 1.33.2. I recommend upgrading to one of these versions if your +wiki allows web editing or aggregates feeds. -- cgit v1.2.3