Widgets Extension up to 1.4.0 on MediaWiki permission assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Widgets Extension up to 1.4.0 on MediaWiki. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes permission assignment. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-9382. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Widgets Extension up to 1.4.0 on MediaWiki. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in the Widgets extension through 1.4.0 for MediaWiki. Improper title sanitization allowed for the execution of any wiki page as a widget (as defined by this extension) via MediaWiki's {{#widget:}} parser function.

The weakness was disclosed 02/24/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-9382 since 02/24/2020. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission assignment
CWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

02/24/2020 🔍
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02/25/2020 +1 days 🔍
04/02/2024 +1498 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gerrit.wikimedia.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-9382 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9382
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150487

Entryinfo

Created: 02/25/2020 09:53
Updated: 04/02/2024 17:45
Changes: 02/25/2020 09:53 (34), 02/25/2020 09:58 (17), 04/02/2024 17:45 (17)
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