CVE-2012-4378

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4378
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-26 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionMultiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1.18.5 and 1.19.x before 1.19.2, when unspecified JavaScript gadgets are used, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the userlang parameter to w/index.php.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mediawiki Mediawiki 1.19.0 All All All
Application Mediawiki Mediawiki 1.19.1 All All All
Application Mediawiki Mediawiki All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
853417 – (CVE-2012-4378) CVE-2012-4378 mediawiki: Multiple DOM-based XSS flaws due improper filtering of uselang parameter af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- MediaWiki 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 multiple security flaws af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki security release: 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.wikimedia.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request -- MediaWiki 1.19.2 and 1.18.5 multiple security flaws af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
#686330 - mediawiki: Multiple security issues CVE-2012-4377,CVE-2012-4378,CVE-2012-4379,CVE-2012-4380,CVE-2012-4381,CVE-2012-4382 - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
⚓ T39587 character filter for uselang af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 phabricator.wikimedia.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
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