MediaWiki up to 1.22.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-4574. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaWiki (Content Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. 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 the TimeMediaHandler extension for MediaWiki before 1.19.10, 1.2x before 1.21.4, and 1.22.x before 1.22.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to videos.

The weakness was released 05/12/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.wikimedia.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-4574 since 06/12/2013. 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 72370 (MediaWiki < 1.19.10 / 1.21.4 / 1.22.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12828 (MediaWiki Information Disclosure,Denial of Service and Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.19.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72370), SecurityFocus (BID 65003†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44517†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-12002, VDB-12011, VDB-12012 and VDB-12046. 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: 72370
Nessus Name: MediaWiki < 1.19.10 / 1.21.4 / 1.22.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.19.9

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06/12/2013 🔍
01/14/2014 +216 days 🔍
05/12/2014 +118 days 🔍
05/12/2014 +0 days 🔍
05/15/2014 +3 days 🔍
03/25/2015 +314 days 🔍
03/21/2022 +2553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: lists.wikimedia.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-4574 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4574
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69641
SecurityFocus: 65003
Vulnerability Center: 44517 - MediaWiki Remote XSS in the TimeMediaHandler Extension via Vectors Related to Videos, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 03/21/2022 10:16
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (60), 05/28/2017 02:59 (1), 03/21/2022 10:16 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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