MediaWiki up to 1.18.1 Page Creation Wikitext Parser URL cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki up to 1.18.1 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Page Creation Wikitext Parser. The manipulation as part of a URL leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wikitext parser in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted page with "forged strip item markers," as demonstrated using the CharInsert extension.

The weakness was published 03/22/2012 by Brion Vibber (Bawolff) as not defined mailinglist post (Website). The advisory is available at lists.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-1582 since 03/12/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59647 (GLSA-201206-09 : MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.17.3 or 1.18.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74288), Tenable (59647), SecurityFocus (BID 52689†), OSVDB (80363†) and Secunia (SA48504†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4908, VDB-4909, VDB-4911 and VDB-4912. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 59647
Nessus Name: GLSA-201206-09 : MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 71576
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-09 (MediaWiki)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.17.3/1.18.2

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Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: lists.wikimedia.org
Researcher: Brion Vibber (Bawolff)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-1582 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1582
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4910
X-Force: 74288
SecurityFocus: 52689 - MediaWiki Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48504 - MediaWiki Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 80363
Vulnerability Center: 36242 - MediaWiki Wikitext Parser XSS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/02/2012 10:36 AM
Updated: 03/22/2021 10:25 AM
Changes: 04/02/2012 10:36 AM (72), 04/17/2017 11:24 AM (9), 03/22/2021 10:25 AM (3)
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