X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/caa397b768c1fa4fda800ae0e86c10ac07b316a3..04498cdeb486a518ef9ed2464cb95f734b48c6bd:/doc/security.mdwn diff --git a/doc/security.mdwn b/doc/security.mdwn index a06f3a37f..52d9d3dc0 100644 --- a/doc/security.mdwn +++ b/doc/security.mdwn @@ -162,10 +162,11 @@ closed though. ## HTML::Template security -If the [[plugins/template]] plugin is enabled, users can modify templates -like any other part of the wiki. This assumes that HTML::Template is secure +If the [[plugins/template]] plugin is enabled, all users can modify templates +like any other part of the wiki. Some trusted users can modify templates +without it too. This assumes that HTML::Template is secure when used with untrusted/malicious templates. (Note that includes are not -allowed, so that's not a problem.) +allowed.) ---- @@ -376,7 +377,7 @@ 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 -page [order essay](http://custom-paper-writing.com/order) 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 @@ -415,7 +416,7 @@ 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 [write my essay](http://custom-essay-writing-service.org/faq.php) to testing as version +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. ## Insufficient blacklisting in teximg plugin @@ -439,3 +440,26 @@ with the release of ikiwiki 3.20100312. 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 + +Kevin Riggle noticed that it was not possible to configure +`htmlscrubber_skip` to scrub comments while leaving unscubbed the text +of eg, blog posts. Confusingly, setting it to "* and !comment(*)" did not +scrub comments. + +Additionally, it was discovered that comments' html was never scrubbed during +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 + +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. 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]])