MediaWiki up to 1.37 Parameter Special:ImportFile clientUrl cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in MediaWiki up to 1.37. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file Special:ImportFile of the component Parameter Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument clientUrl can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-45474. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in MediaWiki up to 1.37 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file Special:ImportFile of the component Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument clientUrl 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 weakness was presented 12/24/2021. The advisory is available at gerrit.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-45474 since 12/24/2021. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261252 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-45474), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (261252). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Type

• Content Management System

Name

• MediaWiki

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
• 1.35
• 1.36
• 1.37

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

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