MediaWiki prior 1.24.0 thumb.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MediaWiki. Impacted is an unknown function of the file thumb.php. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-9475. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaWiki (Content Management System). This affects an unknown functionality of the file thumb.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in thumb.php in MediaWiki before 1.19.23, 1.2x before 1.22.15, 1.23.x before 1.23.8, and 1.24.x before 1.24.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a wikitext message.

The weakness was presented 01/16/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-9475 since 01/03/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a 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.

By approaching the search of inurl:thumb.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80229 (Debian DSA-3110-1 : mediawiki - security update), 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 1.24.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (80229), SecurityFocus (BID 71775†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47973†). See VDB-68471 and VDB-107925 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 80229
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3110-1 : mediawiki - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703110
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3110-1 (mediawiki - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MediaWiki 1.24.0

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12/17/2014 🔍
12/17/2014 +0 days 🔍
12/26/2014 +9 days 🔍
01/03/2015 +8 days 🔍
01/07/2015 +4 days 🔍
01/16/2015 +9 days 🔍
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03/27/2015 +70 days 🔍
04/11/2022 +2572 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: lists.wikimedia.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-9475 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9475
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73683
SecurityFocus: 71775 - Mediawiki 'thumb.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 47973 - Mediawiki Remote XSS due to \x27thumb.php\x27 Outputs wikitext Message as Raw HTML, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/11/2022 12:05
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (61), 06/17/2017 07:44 (7), 04/11/2022 12:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:7A2:103

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