MediaWiki up to 1.19.21/1.22.13/1.23.6 wgContentHandlerUseDB cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in MediaWiki up to 1.19.21/1.22.13/1.23.6. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument wgContentHandlerUseDB leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9507. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki up to 1.19.21/1.22.13/1.23.6 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument wgContentHandlerUseDB 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

MediaWiki 1.21.x, 1.22.x before 1.22.14, and 1.23.x before 1.23.7, when $wgContentHandlerUseDB is enabled, allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by setting the content model for a revision to JS.

The weakness was shared 11/27/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-9507 since 01/04/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81227 (GLSA-201502-04 : MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.19.22, 1.22.14 or 1.23.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99696) and Tenable (81227). The entries VDB-68472, VDB-73688, VDB-73687 and VDB-73686 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 81227
Nessus Name: GLSA-201502-04 : MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 18627
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Linux Local Check: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-04
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.19.22/1.22.14/1.23.7

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11/27/2014 🔍
01/04/2015 +38 days 🔍
01/04/2015 +0 days 🔍
01/08/2015 +4 days 🔍
02/07/2015 +30 days 🔍
02/09/2015 +2 days 🔍
03/09/2019 +1489 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: lists.wikimedia.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9507 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9507
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68504
X-Force: 99696 - MediaWiki wgContentHandlerUseDB cross-site scripting, Medium Risk

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 01/08/2015 09:42
Updated: 03/09/2019 08:08
Changes: 01/08/2015 09:42 (56), 03/09/2019 08:08 (13)
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Cache ID: 216:A00:103

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