Multiple vulnerabilities in MediaWiki



| Updated: 2020-12-22
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2011-0047
CVE-2011-0003
CWE-ID CWE-79
CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 MediaWiki
Web applications / CMS

Vendor MediaWiki.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU45376

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0047

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in MediaWiki before 1.16.2. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MediaWiki: 1.1.0 - 1.16.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-February/000095.html
https://osvdb.org/70770
https://secunia.com/advisories/43142
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46108
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0273
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27093
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65126


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU45470

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0003

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

MediaWiki before 1.16.1, when user or site JavaScript or CSS is enabled, allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MediaWiki: 1.1.0 - 1.16.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-January/000093.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/42810
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/12
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/04/6
https://www.osvdb.org/70272
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0017
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26561
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64476


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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