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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-33
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Severity: High
Title: TWiki: Arbitrary command execution
Date: November 24, 2004
Bugs: #71035
ID: 200411-33
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Synopsis
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A bug in the TWiki search function allows an attacker to execute
arbitrary commands with the permissions of the user running TWiki.
Background
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TWiki is a Web-based groupware tool based around the concept of wiki
pages that can be edited by anybody with a Web browser.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/twiki < 20040902 >= 20040902
Description
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The TWiki search function, which uses a shell command executed via the
Perl backtick operator, does not properly escape shell metacharacters
in the user-provided search string.
Impact
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An attacker can insert malicious commands into a search request,
allowing the execution of arbitrary commands with the privileges of the
user running TWiki (usually the Web server user).
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All TWiki users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/twiki-20040902"
References
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[ 1 ] TWiki Security Alert
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlertExecuteCommandsWithSearch
[ 2 ]
CAN-2004-1037
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=
CAN-2004-1037
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-33.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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