MediaWiki Sortable Table Feature HTML Injection Vulnerability

BID:22397

Info

MediaWiki Sortable Table Feature HTML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 22397
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-0788
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 05 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 12 2015 07:34PM
Credit: The vendor disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable: MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.0rc2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.0rc1
Not Vulnerable: MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.2

Discussion

MediaWiki Sortable Table Feature HTML Injection Vulnerability

MediaWiki is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

MediaWiki versions 1.9.0 prior to 1.9.2 are vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

MediaWiki Sortable Table Feature HTML Injection Vulnerability

An attacker may exploit this issue via a web browser.

Solution / Fix

MediaWiki Sortable Table Feature HTML Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released fixes to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.0rc2

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.0rc1

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.1

References

MediaWiki Sortable Table Feature HTML Injection Vulnerability

References:
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