MediaWiki up to 1.4 Beta6 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in MediaWiki. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0534. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki 1.3.x before 1.3.11 and 1.4 beta before 1.4 rc1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script.

The bug was discovered 02/22/2005. The weakness was released 05/02/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0534 since 02/24/2005. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17236 (GLSA-200502-33 : MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.3.x eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19543), Tenable (17236), SecurityFocus (BID 12625†), OSVDB (14048†) and Secunia (SA14360†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-23976 and VDB-24497. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 17236
Nessus Name: GLSA-200502-33 : MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 54865
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200502-33 (mediawiki)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.3.x

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05/30/2019 +1542 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-0534 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0534
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24496
X-Force: 19543
SecurityFocus: 12625 - MediaWiki Multiple Unspecified Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14360
OSVDB: 14048 - MediaWiki various fields cross-site scripting
SecurityTracker: 1013260
Vulnerability Center: 7219 - MediaWiki XSS Attack Enables Remote Web Script Injection, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 05/30/2019 14:30
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (70), 05/30/2019 14:30 (12)
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