MediaWiki 1.9.0/1.9.1 Sortable Tables cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MediaWiki 1.9.0/1.9.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Sortable Tables. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0788. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaWiki 1.9.0/1.9.1 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown function of the component Sortable Tables. 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, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.9.x before 1.9.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to "sortable tables JavaScript."

The weakness was presented 02/05/2007 with Wikimedia (Website). The advisory is available at svn.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-0788 since 02/06/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 1.9.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at wikipedia.sourceforge.net. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32217), SecurityFocus (BID 22397†), OSVDB (33091†) and Secunia (SA24039†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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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Status: Highly functional

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.9.2
Patch: wikipedia.sourceforge.net

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Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: svn.wikimedia.org
Researcher: http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net
Organization: Wikimedia
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0788 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0788
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2898
X-Force: 32217 - MediaWiki sortable table feature cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 22397 - MediaWiki Sortable Table Feature HTML Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 24039 - MediaWiki Sortable Tables Script Insertion Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 33091 - MediaWiki Sortable Tables Unspecified XSS
Vupen: ADV-2007-0490

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 02/09/2007 16:16
Updated: 04/23/2018 09:10
Changes: 02/09/2007 16:16 (70), 04/23/2018 09:10 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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