Wikimedia mediawiki-extensions-I18nTags Unlike Parser I18nTags_body.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Wikimedia mediawiki-extensions-I18nTags. This affects an unknown function of the file I18nTags_body.php of the component Unlike Parser. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-25065. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wikimedia mediawiki-extensions-I18nTags (Content Management System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the file I18nTags_body.php of the component Unlike Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input 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 weakness was published 01/05/2023 as b4bc3cbbb099eab50cf2b544cf577116f1867b94. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-25065. 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:I18nTags_body.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Applying the patch b4bc3cbbb099eab50cf2b544cf577116f1867b94 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The advisory contains the following remark:

Unlike parser functions, tag functions' output is unescaped by default.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: b4bc3cbbb099eab50cf2b544cf577116f1867b94

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01/28/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: b4bc3cbbb099eab50cf2b544cf577116f1867b94
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-25065 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-25065
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217445

Entryinfo

Created: 01/05/2023 10:22
Updated: 01/28/2023 15:04
Changes: 01/05/2023 10:22 (43), 01/28/2023 14:59 (2), 01/28/2023 15:04 (28)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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