Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in TWiki before 5.1.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via…

published 2011-09-30 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-2978

cvss: 4.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 5.5%; EPSS 5.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits: 2; Exploit-DB

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in TWiki before 5.1.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the newtopic parameter in a WebCreateNewTopic action, related to the TWiki.WebCreateNewTopicTemplate topic; or (2) the query string to SlideShow.pm in the SlideShowPlugin.

Timeline

2011-09-22 First public exploit (EDB-36163)
2011-09-30 Published

Exploit prediction

5.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-36163 TWiki 5.0.2 SlideShowPlugin - Slide Show Pages URI Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2011-09-22
EDB-36162 TWiki 5.0.2 - '/bin/view/Main/Jump?newtopic' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2011-09-22

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

mavitunasecurity.com /xss-vulnerability-in-twiki5
osvdb.org /75674
vdb-entry
securitytracker.com /id?1026091
vdb-entry
secunia.com /advisories/46123
third-party-advisory
develop.twiki.org /trac/changeset/21920
securityfocus.com /bid/49746
vdb-entry
twiki.org /cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2011-3010
archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2011-09/0142.html
mailing-list
osvdb.org /75673
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2011-3010
NVD CVE-2011-3010

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Summary