CVE-2021-42048

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-42048
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-09-29 03:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-09-30 16:42:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in the Growth extension in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. Any admin can add arbitrary JavaScript code to the Newcomer home page footer, which can be executed by viewers with zero edits.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-79

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mediawiki Mediawiki All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
⚓ T289064 Newcomer homepage Impact module: Permanent XSS exploitable by admins for new accounts (CVE-2021-42048) MISC phabricator.wikimedia.org
cve-website MISC www.cve.org
gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Iaa90a8976834d70caad592e9d1b18510318db537 MISC gerrit.wikimedia.org
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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