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MediaWiki: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2022-28202)

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MediaWiki: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2022-28202)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
03/30/2022
Created
04/08/2022
Added
04/07/2022
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

An XSS issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.6, 1.36.x before 1.36.4, and 1.37.x before 1.37.2. The widthheight, widthheightpage, and nbytes properties of messages are not escaped when used in galleries or Special:RevisionDelete.

Solution(s)

  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_35_6
  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_36_4
  • mediawiki-upgrade-1_37_2

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