BID:28137

MediaWiki 'api.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Info

MediaWiki 'api.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	28137
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-0460
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Mar 07 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 13 2015 10:25PM
Credit:	The vendor disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable:	Redhat Fedora 7 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10.2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10.1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.4 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.3 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8.5 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8.4 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8.3 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8.2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8.1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.8 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.0rc2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.0rc1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11.0rc1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10

Not Vulnerable:	MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11.1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10.3 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.5 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12

Discussion

MediaWiki 'api.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

MediaWiki is prone to a cross-site scripting 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.

Exploit / POC

MediaWiki 'api.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

MediaWiki 'api.php' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released fixes. Please see the references for more information.

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.0rc2