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MediaWiki: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2019-12471)

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MediaWiki: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2019-12471)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
07/10/2019
Created
10/26/2019
Added
10/23/2019
Modified
10/23/2019

Description

Wikimedia MediaWiki 1.30.0 through 1.32.1 has XSS. Loading user JavaScript from a non-existent account allows anyone to create the account, and perform XSS on users loading that script. Fixed in 1.32.2, 1.31.2, 1.30.2 and 1.27.6.

Solution(s)

  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_30_2
  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_31_2
  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_32_2

References

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