MediaWiki < 1.19.19 / 1.22.11 / 1.23.4 SVG Upload and CSS XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78063

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains an application that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

According to its version number, the MediaWiki application running on the remote host is affected by an input validation error related to SVG file upload handling and CSS content filtering that can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to MediaWiki version 1.19.19 / 1.22.11 / 1.23.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78063

File Name: mediawiki_1_23_4.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses : XSS

Published: 10/6/2014

Updated: 6/5/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki

Required KB Items: www/PHP, Settings/ParanoidReport, installed_sw/MediaWiki

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/24/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-7199

BID: 70153

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990

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