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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802709
Category:Web application abuses
Title:Semantic Enterprise Wiki <= 1.6.0_2 XSS Vulnerability - Active Check
Summary:Semantic Enterprise Wiki is prone to a cross-site scripting; (XSS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Semantic Enterprise Wiki is prone to a cross-site scripting
(XSS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to an input passed via the 'target' parameter
to 'index.php/Special:FormEdit' is not properly sanitised in the 'smwfOnSfSetTargetName()'
function before being returned to the user.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to execute
arbitrary web script or HTML in a user's browser session in the context of an affected site.

Affected Software/OS:
Semantic Enterprise Wiki (SMW+) 1.6.0_2 and prior.

Solution:
No known solution was made available for at least one year
since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General
solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the
product or replace the product by another one.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1212
BugTraq ID: 51980
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51980
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/109637/SMW-1.5.6-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://st2tea.blogspot.com/2012/02/smw-enterprise-wiki-156-cross-site.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/47968
XForce ISS Database: smw-target-xss(73167)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73167
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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