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CVE-2020-35622

MEDIUM

6.1

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.1

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published12/21/2020

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

mediawiki:mediawiki

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/GlobalUsage/+/646744(cve@mitre.org)

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268341(cve@mitre.org)

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/GlobalUsage/+/646744(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268341(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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