CVE-2012-1582

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the wikitext parser in MediaWiki 1.17.x before 1.17.3 and 1.18.x before 1.18.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted page with "forged strip item markers," as demonstrated using the CharInsert extension.

Published Bysecalert@redhat.com

Published DateSep 09, 2012, 21:55

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-79

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

4.3

Vector String

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

NONE

References

http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000109.html
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-March/000110.html
http://osvdb.org/80363
http://secunia.com/advisories/48504
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/22/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/24/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52689
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35315
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74288

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-79

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

4.3

Vector String

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

PARTIAL

Availability (A)

NONE