CVE-2018-14849 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Tiki CMS allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via link attributes, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-14849?

CVE-2018-14849 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Tiki Tikiwiki Cms\/Groupware, published on 13 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Tiki before 18.2, 15.7 and 12.14 has XSS via link attributes, related to lib/core/WikiParser/OutputLink.php and lib/parser/parserlib.php.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14849?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tiki Tikiwiki Cms\/Groupware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-14849?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14849 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-2018-14849 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14849 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Tiki Tikiwiki Cms\/Groupware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xq99-f7r4-hp52.

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