MediaWiki: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2020-35622)
4
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
12/21/2020
12/30/2020
12/29/2020
12/29/2020
Description
An issue was discovered in the GlobalUsage extension for MediaWiki through 1.35.1. SpecialGlobalUsage.php calls WikiMap::makeForeignLink unsafely. The $page variable within the formatItem function was not being properly escaped, allowing for XSS under certain conditions.
Solution(s)
- mediawiki-upgrade-latest
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