MediaWiki cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in MediaWiki. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2015-6732. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MediaWiki (Content Management System) (unknown version). Affected is an unknown code block. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the SemanticForms extension for MediaWiki allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) wpSummary parameter to Special:FormEdit, the (2) "Template label (optional)" field in a form, or a (3) Field name in a template.

The weakness was shared 09/01/2015 by Rick (Website). The advisory is shared for download at phabricator.wikimedia.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-6732 since 08/27/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of 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 scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85698 (Fedora 23 : mediawiki-1.25.2-2.fc23 (2015-13920)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123934 (Fedora Security Update for mediawiki (FEDORA-2015-13920)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85698), SecurityFocus (BID 76334†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54204†). The entries VDB-77534, VDB-77539, VDB-77540 and VDB-77541 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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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 85698
Nessus Name: Fedora 23 : mediawiki-1.25.2-2.fc23 (2015-13920)
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OpenVAS ID: 18627
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Linux Local Check: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-05
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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/27/2015 +15 days 🔍
08/28/2015 +1 days 🔍
08/31/2015 +3 days 🔍
09/01/2015 +1 days 🔍
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09/03/2015 +2 days 🔍
11/05/2015 +63 days 🔍
03/10/2018 +856 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: mediawiki.org

Advisory: phabricator.wikimedia.org
Researcher: Rick
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-6732 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6732
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77544
SecurityFocus: 76334 - MediaWiki Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 54204 - MediaWiki Remote XSS Vulnerability in the SemanticForms Extension - CVE-2015-6732, Medium

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Created: 09/03/2015 10:22
Updated: 03/10/2018 12:24
Changes: 09/03/2015 10:22 (62), 03/10/2018 12:24 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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