#VU35131 Cross-site scripting in Debian Linux - CVE-2013-1951

Vulnerability identifier: #VU35131

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1951

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Debian Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Debian

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in MediaWiki before 1.19.5 and 1.20.x before 1.20.4 and. 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.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: 9.0

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External links
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104022.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/104027.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-21.xml
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/16/12
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59077
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-1951
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-1951
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T48084
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1951

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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.