MediaWiki up to 1.4 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in MediaWiki up to 1.4. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-1578. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki up to 1.4 (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki before 1.16.3, when Internet Explorer 6 or earlier is used, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an uploaded file accessed with a dangerous extension such as .html at the end of the query string, in conjunction with a modified URI path that has a %2E sequence in place of the . (dot) character.

The weakness was disclosed 04/26/2011 by Masato Kinugawa as Bug 28235 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.wikimedia.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1578. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57506 (Debian DSA-2366-1 : mediawiki - multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66737), Tenable (57506), SecurityFocus (BID 47354†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31379†). The entries VDB-59901, VDB-59900, VDB-57261 and VDB-57259 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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Nessus ID: 57506
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2366-1 : mediawiki - multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 70578
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2366-1 (mediawiki)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.5

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04/05/2011 🔍
04/13/2011 +8 days 🔍
04/13/2011 +0 days 🔍
04/26/2011 +13 days 🔍
04/26/2011 +0 days 🔍
05/09/2011 +13 days 🔍
01/12/2012 +248 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1166 days 🔍
11/05/2021 +2419 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: Bug 28235
Researcher: Masato Kinugawa
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57257

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X-Force: 66737
SecurityFocus: 47354 - MediaWiki Versions Prior to 1.16.3 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 44142
Vulnerability Center: 31379 - MediaWiki before 1.16.3 on Internet Explorer 6 or earlier Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/05/2021 09:21
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 03/22/2017 09:42 (10), 11/05/2021 09:19 (5), 11/05/2021 09:21 (1)
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