MediaWiki 1.3.5 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in MediaWiki 1.3.5. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2004-2185. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MediaWiki 1.3.5 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki 1.3.5 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts and/or SQL queries via (1) the UnicodeConverter extension, (2) raw page views, (3) SpecialIpblocklist, (4) SpecialEmailuser, (5) SpecialMaintenance, and (6) ImagePage.

The bug was discovered 10/14/2004. The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2185 since 07/11/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 78 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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 (17712), Tenable (18035), SecurityFocus (BID 11416†), OSVDB (10454†) and Secunia (SA12825†). The entries VDB-23099, VDB-23098, VDB-23065 and VDB-22702 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 18035
Nessus Name: MediaWiki < 1.3.11 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/14/2004 🔍
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12/31/2004 +78 days 🔍
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04/13/2005 +103 days 🔍
07/11/2005 +89 days 🔍
05/24/2006 +317 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3211 days 🔍
06/18/2019 +1562 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-2185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23097
X-Force: 17712
SecurityFocus: 11416 - MediaWiki Multiple Remote Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 12825 - MediaWiki Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 10454 - MediaWiki cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 11584 - MediaWiki Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 06/18/2019 18:13
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (70), 06/18/2019 18:13 (4)
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