An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.37.3 and 1.38.x before 1.38.1. The contributions-title, used on Special:Contributions, is used as page title without escaping. Hence, in a non-default configuration where a username contains HTML entities, it won't be escaped.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Jul 2, 2022 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-mediawiki | Sep 26, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-apps-mediawiki | May 23, 2023 | Jul 2, 2022 | |
| Mediawiki | mediawiki-upgrade-latest | Jul 14, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 |
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