CVE-2016-9889 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized input in Tiki Wiki CMS, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-9889?
CVE-2016-9889 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Tiki Tikiwiki Cms\/Groupware, published on 23 Dec 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Some forms with the parameter geo_zoomlevel_to_found_location in Tiki Wiki CMS 12.x before 12.10 LTS, 15.x before 15.3 LTS, and 16.x before 16.1 don't have the input sanitized, related to tiki-setup.php and article_image.php. The impact is XSS.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9889?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tiki Tikiwiki Cms\/Groupware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9889?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2016-9889 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9889 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tiki Tikiwiki Cms\/Groupware
- CVE-2008-3653 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in TikiWiki CMS/Groupware before 2.0 have unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2007-6529 Other in n/a
- CVE-2010-4239 Path traversal in CMS Groupware
- CVE-2012-0911 Deserialization in n/a
- CVE-2025-34111 Tiki Wiki <= 15.1 ELFinder Unauthenticated File Upload RCE
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vp3w-29jc-f3mq.