#VU45108 Cross-site scripting in MediaWiki - CVE-2010-2788

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#VU45108 Cross-site scripting in MediaWiki - CVE-2010-2788

Published: April 27, 2011 / Updated: December 22, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45108
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2788
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MediaWiki
Software vendor:
MediaWiki.org

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in profileinfo.php in MediaWiki before 1.15.5, when wgEnableProfileInfo is enabled, when processing filter parameter. A remote 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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