CVE-2021-42043

An issue was discovered in Special:MediaSearch in the MediaSearch extension in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. The suggestion text (a parameter to mediasearch-did-you-mean) was not being properly sanitized and allowed for the injection and execution of HTML and JavaScript via the intitle: search operator within the query.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:27

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/If64eb5842237c92290d07ebc3fe14710d9de3fc2 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/If64eb5842237c92290d07ebc3fe14710d9de3fc2 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T291600 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T291600 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2021-10-06 21:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:27


NVD link : CVE-2021-42043

Mitre link : CVE-2021-42043

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-42043


JSON object : View

Products Affected

mediawiki

  • mediawiki
CWE
CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')