tinymighty WikiSEO 1.2.1 on MediaWiki Meta Property Tag WikiSEO.body.php modifyHTML content cross site scripting

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in tinymighty WikiSEO 1.2.1 on MediaWiki. The affected element is the function modifyHTML of the file WikiSEO.body.php of the component Meta Property Tag Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument content results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-10073. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in tinymighty WikiSEO 1.2.1 on MediaWiki (Content Management System). This affects the function modifyHTML of the file WikiSEO.body.php of the component Meta Property Tag Handler. The manipulation of the argument content with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity.

The weakness was published 02/05/2023 as 21. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-10073. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:WikiSEO.body.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 089a5797be612b18a820f9f1e6593ad9a91b1dba is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. The advisory contains the following remark:

This extension did not escape its user-supplied input for the meta property tags

Example: {{#seo:article:publisher=foo">alert('XSS') <b f="}}

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• Content Management System

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• tinymighty

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• WikiSEO

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• 1.2.1

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• open-source

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