CVE-2007-4888 Information disclosure in n/a
Authenticated users can read arbitrary documents by exploiting an error handler that exposes document content regardless of view rights.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-4888?
CVE-2007-4888 is a low-severity vulnerability in Xwiki Xwiki, published on 14 Sep 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The "You are not allowed..." error handler in XWiki 1.0 B1 and 1.0 B2 associates the doc variable with the entire document content and metadata regardless of a user's view rights, which allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary documents via a custom skin that prints the content attribute of the doc variable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4888?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xwiki Xwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4888?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4888 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-4888 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4888 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-fx4h-wx28-j62f.