MediaWiki 'useskin' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:31540

Info

MediaWiki 'useskin' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 31540
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-4408
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 02 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:07PM
Credit: The vendor disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable: MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12
Not Vulnerable: MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12.1

Discussion

MediaWiki 'useskin' 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 'useskin' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

MediaWiki 'useskin' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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


MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12

MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13

References

MediaWiki 'useskin' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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