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MediaWiki: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2021-45473)

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MediaWiki: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2021-45473)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
12/24/2021
Created
01/05/2022
Added
01/04/2022
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

In MediaWiki through 1.37, Wikibase item descriptions allow XSS, which is triggered upon a visit to an action=info URL (aka a page-information sidebar).

Solution(s)

  • mediawiki-upgrade-latest

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