MediaWiki up to 1.4 shtml cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in MediaWiki up to 1.4 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file shtml. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.16.5, when Internet Explorer 6 or earlier is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an uploaded file accessed with a dangerous extension such as .shtml at the end of the query string, in conjunction with a modified URI path that has a %2E sequence in place of the . (dot) character. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-1578 and CVE-2011-1587.

The weakness was published 05/23/2011 by Masato Kinugawa as Bug 702512 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1765 since 04/19/2011. 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 are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:shtml it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 54609 (Fedora 13 : mediawiki-1.16.5-59.fc13 (2011-6775)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (54609). Similar entry is available at 57506.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 54609
Nessus Name: Fedora 13 : mediawiki-1.16.5-59.fc13 (2011-6775)
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OpenVAS ID: 863103
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mediawiki FEDORA-2011-6774
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.5

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Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: Bug 702512
Researcher: Masato Kinugawa
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1765 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 31536 - MediaWiki before 1.16.5 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability via an Uploaded File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 47722 - MediaWiki 1.16.4 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 44684 - Fedora update for mediawiki, Moderately Critical

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/07/2021 17:26
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 03/23/2017 07:33 (13), 11/07/2021 17:26 (3)
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