move security to discussion

[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / security.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/security.mdwn b/doc/security.mdwn
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--- a/doc/security.mdwn
+++ b/doc/security.mdwn
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ security issues with this program than with cat(1). If, however, you let
 others edit pages in your wiki, then some possible security issues do need
 to be kept in mind.
 
 others edit pages in your wiki, then some possible security issues do need
 to be kept in mind.
 

-[[toc levels=2]]
+[[!toc levels=2]]

 
 ----
 
 
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@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ who's viewing the wiki, that can be a security problem.
 
 Of course nobody else seems to worry about this in other wikis, so should we?
 
 
 Of course nobody else seems to worry about this in other wikis, so should we?
 

-Currently only people with direct commit access can upload such files
+People with direct commit access can upload such files

 (and if you wanted to you could block that with a pre-commit hook).
 (and if you wanted to you could block that with a pre-commit hook).

-Users with only web commit access are limited to editing pages as ikiwiki
-doesn't support file uploads from browsers (yet), so they can't exploit
-this.
+
+The attachments plugin is not enabled by default. If you choose to
+enable it, you should make use of its powerful abilities to filter allowed
+types of attachments, and only let trusted users upload.

 
 It is possible to embed an image in a page edited over the web, by using
 `img src="data:image/png;"`. Ikiwiki's htmlscrubber only allows `data:`
 
 It is possible to embed an image in a page edited over the web, by using
 `img src="data:image/png;"`. Ikiwiki's htmlscrubber only allows `data:`


@@ -65,8 +66,7 @@ So it's best if only one person can ever directly write to those directories.
 ## setup files
 
 Setup files are not safe to keep in the same revision control repository
 ## setup files
 
 Setup files are not safe to keep in the same revision control repository

-with the rest of the wiki. Just don't do it. [[ikiwiki.setup]] is *not*
-used as the setup file for this wiki, BTW.
+with the rest of the wiki. Just don't do it.

 
 ## page locking can be bypassed via direct commits
 
 
 ## page locking can be bypassed via direct commits
 


@@ -361,9 +361,9 @@ allow the security hole to be exploited.
 
 The htmlscrubber did not block javascript in uris. This was fixed by adding
 a whitelist of valid uri types, which does not include javascript. 
 
 The htmlscrubber did not block javascript in uris. This was fixed by adding
 a whitelist of valid uri types, which does not include javascript. 

-([[cve CVE-2008-0809]]) Some urls specifyable by the meta plugin could also
+([[!cve CVE-2008-0809]]) Some urls specifyable by the meta plugin could also

 theoretically have been used to inject javascript; this was also blocked
 theoretically have been used to inject javascript; this was also blocked

-([[cve CVE-2008-0808]]).
+([[!cve CVE-2008-0808]]).

 
 This hole was discovered on 10 February 2008 and fixed the same day
 with the release of ikiwiki 2.31.1. (And a few subsequent versions..)
 
 This hole was discovered on 10 February 2008 and fixed the same day
 with the release of ikiwiki 2.31.1. (And a few subsequent versions..)


@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ parties.
 Cross Site Request Forging could be used to constuct a link that would
 change a logged-in user's password or other preferences if they clicked on
 the link. It could also be used to construct a link that would cause a wiki
 Cross Site Request Forging could be used to constuct a link that would
 change a logged-in user's password or other preferences if they clicked on
 the link. It could also be used to construct a link that would cause a wiki

-page to be modified by a logged-in user. ([[cve CVE-2008-0165]])
+page to be modified by a logged-in user. ([[!cve CVE-2008-0165]])

 
 These holes were discovered on 10 April 2008 and fixed the same day with
 the release of ikiwiki 2.42. A fix was also backported to Debian etch, as
 
 These holes were discovered on 10 April 2008 and fixed the same day with
 the release of ikiwiki 2.42. A fix was also backported to Debian etch, as


@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ pre-emtively guard against that, current versions of ikiwiki store password
 hashes (using Eksblowfish).
 
 If you use the [[plugins/passwordauth]] plugin, I recommend upgrading to
 hashes (using Eksblowfish).
 
 If you use the [[plugins/passwordauth]] plugin, I recommend upgrading to

-ikiwiki 2.48, installing the [[cpan Authen::Passphrase]] perl module, and running
+ikiwiki 2.48, installing the [[!cpan Authen::Passphrase]] perl module, and running

 `ikiwiki-transition hashpassword` to replace all existing cleartext passwords
 with strong blowfish hashes. 
 
 `ikiwiki-transition hashpassword` to replace all existing cleartext passwords
 with strong blowfish hashes. 
 


@@ -403,7 +403,17 @@ passwords in cleartext over the net to log in, either.
 This hole allowed ikiwiki to accept logins using empty passwords, to openid
 accounts that didn't use a password. It was introduced in version 1.34, and
 fixed in version 2.48. The [bug](http://bugs.debian.org/483770) was
 This hole allowed ikiwiki to accept logins using empty passwords, to openid
 accounts that didn't use a password. It was introduced in version 1.34, and
 fixed in version 2.48. The [bug](http://bugs.debian.org/483770) was

-discovered on 30 May 2008 and fixed the same day. ([[cve CVE-2008-0169]])
+discovered on 30 May 2008 and fixed the same day. ([[!cve CVE-2008-0169]])

 
 I recommend upgrading to 2.48 immediatly if your wiki allows both password
 and openid logins.
 
 I recommend upgrading to 2.48 immediatly if your wiki allows both password
 and openid logins.

+
+## Malformed UTF-8 DOS
+
+Feeding ikiwiki page sources containing certian forms of malformed UTF-8
+can cause it to crash. This can potentially be used for a denial of service
+attack.
+
+intrigeri discovered this problem on 12 Nov 2008 and a patch put in place
+later that day, in version 2.70. The fix was backported to testing as version
+2.53.3, and to stable as version 1.33.7.