MediaWiki 1.8.2 index.php wguseajax cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki 1.8.2. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument wguseajax causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-1054. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MediaWiki 1.8.2 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument wguseajax 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the AJAX features in index.php in MediaWiki 1.6.x through 1.9.2, when $wgUseAjax is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a UTF-7 encoded value of the rs parameter, which is processed by Internet Explorer.

The bug was discovered 02/19/2007. The weakness was released 02/19/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-1054 since 02/21/2007. 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. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27715 (Fedora 7 : mediawiki-1.9.3-34.0.2.fc7 (2007-1442)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32586), Tenable (27715), OSVDB (32078†), Secunia (SA24211†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-16804†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-35132. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 27715
Nessus Name: Fedora 7 : mediawiki-1.9.3-34.0.2.fc7 (2007-1442)
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OpenVAS ID: 861209
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-1054 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1054
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35131
X-Force: 32586
Secunia: 24211
OSVDB: 32078 - MediaWiki AJAX Support Module UTF-7 XSS
Vulnerability Center: 16804 - MediaWiki Index.php Allows Remote Attacker to Conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attack, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0678

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Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/30/2019 10:24
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (76), 07/30/2019 10:24 (3)
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