MediaWiki 1.12.0/1.13.1 useskin cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaWiki 1.12.0/1.13.1. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation of the argument useskin causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-4408. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki 1.12.0/1.13.1 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument useskin with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.13.1, 1.12.0, and possibly other versions before 1.13.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the useskin parameter to an unspecified component.

The bug was discovered 10/02/2008. The weakness was presented 10/03/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4408 since 10/03/2008. 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. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34356 (Fedora 9 : mediawiki-1.13.2-41.fc9 (2008-8639)), 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 to version 1.13.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45632), Tenable (34356), SecurityFocus (BID 31540†), OSVDB (48786†) and Secunia (SA32128†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34356
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : mediawiki-1.13.2-41.fc9 (2008-8639)
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OpenVAS ID: 860462
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.13.1

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08/18/2019 +1615 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4408 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4408
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44323
X-Force: 45632
SecurityFocus: 31540 - MediaWiki 'useskin' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 32128
OSVDB: 48786 - MediaWiki - 'useskin' Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 19682 - MediaWiki < 1.13.2 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2737

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/18/2019 09:12
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (73), 08/18/2019 09:12 (8)
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