MediaWiki up to 1.23.15/1.27.1/1.28.0 Special:UserLogin?returnto=interwiki:foo redirect

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in MediaWiki up to 1.23.15/1.27.1/1.28.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument Special:UserLogin?returnto=interwiki:foo leads to redirect. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-0363. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MediaWiki up to 1.23.15/1.27.1/1.28.0 (Content Management System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument Special:UserLogin?returnto=interwiki:foo with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Mediawiki before 1.28.1 / 1.27.2 / 1.23.16 has a flaw where Special:UserLogin?returnto=interwiki:foo will redirect to external sites.

The bug was discovered 04/06/2018. The weakness was released 04/13/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-0363 since 11/29/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1204.001.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99408 (Fedora 25 : mediawiki (2017-3fb95ed01f)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11791 (Mediawiki Multiple Vulnerabilities (MediaWiki Security Release: 1.28.1/1.27.2/1.23.16)).

Upgrading to version 1.23.16, 1.27.2 or 1.28.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (99408). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-116154, VDB-116155, VDB-116157 and VDB-116158. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Redirect
CWE: CWE-601
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 99408
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : mediawiki (2017-3fb95ed01f)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mediawiki FEDORA-2017-3fb95ed01f
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.23.16/1.27.2/1.28.1

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11/29/2016 🔍
04/15/2017 +137 days 🔍
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04/06/2018 +354 days 🔍
04/13/2018 +6 days 🔍
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04/16/2018 +3 days 🔍
02/27/2023 +1778 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2017-3fb95ed01f
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-0363 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0363
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116156
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2018 09:23
Updated: 02/27/2023 15:45
Changes: 04/16/2018 09:23 (73), 01/24/2020 20:20 (1), 02/27/2023 15:45 (4)
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