MediaWiki up to 1.13.2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki up to 1.13.2. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5250. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MediaWiki up to 1.13.2 (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.6.11, 1.12.x before 1.12.2, and 1.13.x before 1.13.3, when Internet Explorer is used and uploads are enabled, or an SVG scripting browser is used and SVG uploads are enabled, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by editing a wiki page.

The bug was discovered 12/15/2008. The weakness was shared 12/19/2008 by David Remahl (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-5250 since 11/26/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. 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 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35679 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : mediawiki (mediawiki-5987)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116112 (Fedora Update for mediawiki (FEDORA-2008-11688, FEDORA-2008-11802)).

Upgrading to version 1.13.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47386), Tenable (35679), SecurityFocus (BID 32844†), OSVDB (50957†) and Secunia (SA33133†). The entries VDB-45610, VDB-45609, VDB-45605 and VDB-45603 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 35679
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : mediawiki (mediawiki-5987)
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OpenVAS ID: 65007
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1901-1 (mediawiki1.7)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.13.0

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11/26/2008 🔍
12/15/2008 +19 days 🔍
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12/19/2008 +4 days 🔍
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02/05/2009 +38 days 🔍
02/13/2009 +8 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2223 days 🔍
08/22/2019 +1619 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: David Remahl
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5250 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5250
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45604

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X-Force: 47386
SecurityFocus: 32844 - MediaWiki Cross Site Scripting And Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33133
OSVDB: 50957 - CVE-2008-5250 - MediaWiki - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20342 - MediaWiki SVG or Internet Explorer Remote Cross-site scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/22/2019 21:15
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (77), 08/22/2019 21:15 (6)
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