X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/fe350e8b895be69471fad094fcdcf0b4c7d3beb3..0204dabccfafd89b1e98a33fc5165e8f0e4e0927:/doc/security.mdwn diff --git a/doc/security.mdwn b/doc/security.mdwn index 200ae29e2..353854656 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. ---- @@ -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.) ---- @@ -426,4 +427,50 @@ bypassed and used to read arbitrary files. This was fixed by enabling TeX configuration options that disallow unsafe TeX commands. The fix was released on 30 Aug 2009 in version 3.1415926, and was backported to stable in version 2.53.4. If you use the teximg plugin, -I recommend upgrading. +I recommend upgrading. ([[!cve CVE-2009-2944]]) + +## javascript insertion via svg uris + +Ivan Shmakov pointed out that the htmlscrubber allowed `data:image/*` urls, +including `data:image/svg+xml`. But svg can contain javascript, so that is +unsafe. + +This hole was discovered on 12 March 2010 and fixed the same day +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 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 +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 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. 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. An upgrade is recommended for sites +that have untrusted committers, or have the attachments plugin enabled. +([[!cve CVE-2011-1401]])