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A vulnerability has been found in MediaWiki (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument $wgusetidy
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.4.2, when using HTML Tidy ($wgUseTidy), allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown vectors.
The weakness was presented 04/20/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1245 since 04/24/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Upgrading to version 1.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (20210).
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 1.3
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.3.6
- 1.3.7
- 1.3.8
- 1.3.9
- 1.3.10
- 1.3.11
- 1.4 Beta1
- 1.4 Beta2
- 1.4 Beta3
- 1.4 Beta4
- 1.4 Beta5
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.4.2
Timeline
04/20/2005 🔍04/20/2005 🔍
04/21/2005 🔍
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04/21/2005 🔍
04/24/2005 🔍
05/02/2005 🔍
03/11/2015 🔍
08/25/2017 🔍
Sources
Product: mediawiki.orgAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1245 (🔍)
X-Force: 20210
SecurityFocus: 13301 - MediaWiki Unspecified HTML Tidy Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 14993 - MediaWiki Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 15719 - MediaWiki $wgUseTidy Output Processing XSS
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 11:41Updated: 08/25/2017 09:10
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (49), 08/25/2017 09:10 (14)
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