CVE-2011-5267

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in spell-check-savedicts.php in the SpellChecker module in Xinha, as used in WikiWig 5.01 and possibly other products, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) to_p_dict or (2) to_r_list parameter. NOTE: this issue might be related to the htmlarea plugin and CVE-2013-5670.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.18% Top 15%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/01/3 mailing list patch
http://www.autosectools.com/Advisories/WikiWig.5.01_Persistent-Reflected.Cross-site.Scripting_139.html exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/01/1 mailing list patch
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16988 exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/71070 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-5267?
CVE-2011-5267 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-5267?
To fix CVE-2011-5267, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-5267 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-5267 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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