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TITLE:
ikiwiki Repository Path Symlink Information Disclosure

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27844

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27844/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
ikiwiki 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/16758/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in ikiwiki, which can be exploited
by malicious users to disclose sensitive information.

The path to the source directory in the repository is not properly
sanitised before being used. This can be exploited to disclose
sensitive information by committing symlinks to other parts of the
file system.

Successful exploitation requires that the attacker has commit rights
to the repository and that the directories above the source directory
are put in the repository.

The vulnerability is reported in version 2.13. Prior versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.14.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://ikiwiki.info/security/#index29h2

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