X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/afeb8db569b7e9bf52d418417e7af4153c10cb9a..6d1689363d5410af1762851ba9a63c109d65205b:/doc/security.mdwn?ds=inline diff --git a/doc/security.mdwn b/doc/security.mdwn index e636a0e45..afefd1bc3 100644 --- a/doc/security.mdwn +++ b/doc/security.mdwn @@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ this would be to limit web commits to those done by a certain user. ## other stuff to look at -I need to audit the git backend a bit, and have been meaning to -see if any CRLF injection type things can be done in the CGI code. +I have been meaning to see if any CRLF injection type things can be +done in the CGI code. ---- @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ runs ikiwiki to update a given wiki. The wrapper can in turn be made suid, for example to be used in a [[post-commit]] hook by people who cannot write to the html pages, etc. -If the wrapper script is made suid, then any bugs in this wrapper would be +If the wrapper program is made suid, then any bugs in this wrapper would be security holes. The wrapper is written as securely as I know how, is based on code that has a history of security use long before ikiwiki, and there's been no problem yet. @@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ A fix was also backported to Debian etch, as version 2.53.5. I recommend upgrading to one of these versions if your wiki can be edited by third parties. -## javascript insertation via insufficient htmlscrubbing of comments +## javascript insertion via insufficient htmlscrubbing of comments Kevin Riggle noticed that it was not possible to configure `htmlscrubber_skip` to scrub comments while leaving unscubbed the text @@ -454,11 +454,46 @@ preview or moderation of comments with such a configuration. These problems were discovered on 12 November 2010 and fixed the same hour with the release of ikiwiki 3.20101112. ([[!cve CVE-2010-1673]]) -## javascript insertation via insufficient checking in comments +## javascript insertion via insufficient checking in comments Dave B noticed that attempting to comment on an illegal page name could be used for an XSS attack. This hole was discovered on 22 Jan 2011 and fixed the same day with -the release of ikiwiki 3.20110122. An upgrade is recommended for sites -with the comments plugin enabled. +the release of ikiwiki 3.20110122. A fix was backported to Debian squeeze, +as version 3.20100815.5. An upgrade is recommended for sites +with the comments plugin enabled. ([[!cve CVE-2011-0428]]) + +## possible javascript insertion via insufficient htmlscrubbing of alternate stylesheets + +Giuseppe Bilotta noticed that 'meta stylesheet` directives allowed anyone +who could upload a malicious stylesheet to a site to add it to a +page as an alternate stylesheet, or replacing the default stylesheet. + +This hole was discovered on 28 Mar 2011 and fixed the same hour with +the release of ikiwiki 3.20110328. A fix was backported to Debian squeeze, +as version 3.20100815.6. An upgrade is recommended for sites that have +untrusted committers, or have the attachments plugin enabled. +([[!cve CVE-2011-1401]]) + +## tty hijacking via ikiwiki-mass-rebuild + +Ludwig Nussel discovered a way for users to hijack root's tty when +ikiwiki-mass-rebuild was run. Additionally, there was some potential +for information disclosure via symlinks. ([[!cve CVE-2011-1408]]) + +This hole was discovered on 8 June 2011 and fixed the same day with +the release of ikiwiki 3.20110608. Note that the fix is dependant on +a version of su that has a similar hole fixed. Version 4.1.5 of the shadow +package contains the fixed su; [[!debbug 628843]] tracks fixing the hole in +Debian. An upgrade is a must for any sites that have `ikiwiki-update-wikilist` +installed suid (not the default), and whose admins run `ikiwiki-mass-rebuild`. + +## javascript insertion via meta tags + +Raúl Benencia discovered an additional XSS exposure in the meta plugin. +([[!cve CVE-2012-0220]]) + +This hole was discovered on 16 May 2012 and fixed the same day with +the release of ikiwiki 3.20120516. A fix was backported to Debian squeeze, +as version 3.20100815.9. An upgrade is recommended for all sites.