VisualEditor Extension up to 1.34 on MediaWiki Clipboard data-ve-clipboard-key cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in VisualEditor Extension up to 1.34 on MediaWiki and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Clipboard. The manipulation of the argument data-ve-clipboard-key as part of Attribute leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-19708. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in VisualEditor Extension up to 1.34 on MediaWiki. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Clipboard. The manipulation of the argument data-ve-clipboard-key as part of a Attribute 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The VisualEditor extension through 1.34 for MediaWiki allows XSS via pasted content containing an element with a data-ve-clipboard-key attribute.

The weakness was presented 12/11/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-19708 since 12/11/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• VisualEditor Extension

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 1.30
• 1.31
• 1.32
• 1.33
• 1.34

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