Liquidthreads Project MediaWiki up to 1.21.1 LiquidThreads Extension TalkpageHistoryView.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Liquidthreads Project MediaWiki up to 1.21.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file pages/TalkpageHistoryView.php of the component LiquidThreads Extension. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2013-4308. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Liquidthreads Project MediaWiki up to 1.21.1 (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file pages/TalkpageHistoryView.php of the component LiquidThreads Extension. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pages/TalkpageHistoryView.php in the LiquidThreads (LQT) extension 2.x and possibly 3.x for MediaWiki 1.19.x before 1.19.8, 1.20.x before 1.20.7, and 1.21.x before 1.21.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a thread subject.

The weakness was disclosed 09/03/2013 by Alex as confirmed mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-4308 since 06/12/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at seclists.org. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:pages/TalkpageHistoryView.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70677 (GLSA-201310-21 : 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12778 (MediaWiki Multiple Path Disclosure, Cross-Site Request Forgery and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.21.2 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 (86891), Tenable (70677), SecurityFocus (BID 62218†), OSVDB (96906†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42479†). The entries VDB-10133, VDB-10134, VDB-10135 and VDB-10136 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 70677
Nessus Name: GLSA-201310-21 : MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.21.2

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Alex
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4308 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4308
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10132
X-Force: 86891 - MediaWiki LiquidThreads extension cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 62218
OSVDB: 96906
Vulnerability Center: 42479 - Mediawiki Versions 1.19-1.19.7, 1.20-1.20.6, 1.21-1.21.1 Remote XSS Vulnerability in LiquidThreads - CVE-2013-4308, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/09/2013 11:46
Updated: 05/24/2021 07:36
Changes: 09/09/2013 11:46 (54), 04/12/2019 08:55 (28), 05/24/2021 07:36 (2)
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