MediaWiki up to 1.3.4 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki up to 1.3.4. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2004-2152. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki up to 1.3.4 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in raw page output mode for MediaWiki 1.3.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

The bug was discovered 10/14/2004. The weakness was published 09/30/2004 by Wikipedia Group (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-2152 since 07/01/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18035 (MediaWiki < 1.3.11 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17578), Tenable (18035), SecurityFocus (BID 11302†), OSVDB (10454†) and Secunia (SA12692†). Similar entries are available at VDB-23099, VDB-23098, VDB-23097 and VDB-22702. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 18035
Nessus Name: MediaWiki < 1.3.11 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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09/30/2004 🔍
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10/01/2004 +0 days 🔍
10/14/2004 +12 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +78 days 🔍
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07/01/2005 +79 days 🔍
12/27/2006 +544 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +2994 days 🔍
07/12/2019 +1586 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Researcher: Wikipedia Group
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-2152 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2152
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23065
X-Force: 17578
SecurityFocus: 11302 - MediaWiki Raw Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 12692
OSVDB: 10454 - MediaWiki raw Page Output Mode XSS
Vulnerability Center: 13656 - MediaWiki 1.3.4 and Earlier Cross Site Scripting, Medium

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Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 07/12/2019 20:45
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (67), 07/12/2019 20:45 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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