CVE-2012-2698

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the outputPage function in includes/SkinTemplate.php in MediaWiki before 1.17.5, 1.18.x before 1.18.4, and 1.19.x before 1.19.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the uselang parameter to index.php/Main_page.

Published Bysecalert@redhat.com

Published DateJun 29, 2012, 19:55

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-June/000116.html
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-June/000117.html
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-June/000118.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49484
http://securitytracker.com/id?1027179
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/14/2
http://www.osvdb.org/82983
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36938
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76311
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/7979/1/includes/SkinTemplate.php
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.17
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.18
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.19

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