Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801337
Category:	Web application abuses
Title:	Serendipity 'Xinha WYSIWYG' Editor Security Bypass Vulnerability
Summary:	Serendipity is prone to a security bypass vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Serendipity is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is due to an input validation error in 'Xinha WYSIWYG' editor with dynamic configuration feature enabled when processing the, - crafted 'backend_config_secret_key_location' and 'backend_config_hash' parameters that are used in a SHA1 hash of a shared secret that can be known or externally influenced, which are not properly handled by the 'Deprecated config passing' feature. - crafted 'backend_data' and 'backend_data[key_location]' variables, which are not properly handled by the 'xinha_read_passed_data()' function. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow attacker to bypass intended access restrictions and modify the configuration of arbitrary plugins. Affected Software/OS: Serendipity version 1.5.2 and on all platforms. Solution: Upgrade to Serendipity version 1.5.3 or later. CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-1916 BugTraq ID: 40033 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40033 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042577.html http://www.php-security.org/2010/05/10/mops-2010-019-serendipity-wysiwyg-editor-plugin-configuration-injection-vulnerability/index.html http://www.php-security.org/2010/05/10/mops-2010-020-xinha-wysiwyg-plugin-configuration-injection-vulnerability/index.html http://secunia.com/advisories/39782 http://secunia.com/advisories/40124 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1401
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