MediaWiki before 1.19.6 and 1.20.x before 1.20.5 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated by a CDATA section containing valid UTF-7 encoded sequences in a SVG file, which is then incorrectly interpreted as UTF-8 by Chrome and Firefox.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.7
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade mediawiki-extensionsUpgrade mediawiki | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 18, 2013 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-apps/mediawiki. | Oct 30, 2017 | Nov 17, 2013 |
| Mediawiki | — | Upgrade MediaWiki to the latest version | Oct 23, 2019 | Nov 18, 2013 |
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