#VU41691 Input validation error in MediaWiki - CVE-2013-6453

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41691

Vulnerability risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6453

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
MediaWiki
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: MediaWiki.org

Description

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

MediaWiki before 1.19.10, 1.2x before 1.21.4, and 1.22.x before 1.22.1 does not properly sanitize SVG files, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via invalid XML.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MediaWiki: 1.19 - 1.19.8, 1.21 - 1.22.0

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External links
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-January/000138.html

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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.