MediaWiki 'profileinfo.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:42024
Info
MediaWiki 'profileinfo.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 42024 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2010-2788 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Jul 28 2010 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Apr 13 2015 09:44PM |
| Credit: | Reported by the vendor |
| Vulnerable: |
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15.3 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15.2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15.1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.14.1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.14 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13.4 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13.3 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13.2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13.1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.13 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12.4 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12.2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12.1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11.2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11.1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10.3 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10.2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10.1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.5 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 1.7.2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.7.1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.7 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.12 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.11 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.9 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.8 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.7 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.6 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.5 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.4 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.3 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6.1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.6 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.11 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.8 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.7 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.6 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.4 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.3 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5.1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5 beta3 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5 beta2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5 beta1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5 alpha2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5 alpha1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.5 .0 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.15 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.14 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.12 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.11 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.10 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.9 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.8 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.7 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.6 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.5 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.3 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4.1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4 beta6 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4 beta5 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4 beta4 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4 beta3 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4 beta2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.4 beta1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.13 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.11 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.10 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.9 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.8 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.7 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.6 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.5 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.4 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.3 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3.1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.3 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.0rc2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.9.0rc1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.16.0beta3 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.16.0beta2 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.12 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11.0rc1 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.11 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.10 Gentoo Linux |
| Not Vulnerable: |
MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.15.5 MediaWiki MediaWiki 1.16 |
Discussion
MediaWiki 'profileinfo.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
MediaWiki is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it 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 let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
Versions prior to MediaWiki 1.15.5 and 1.16.0 are vulnerable.
MediaWiki is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it 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 let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
Versions prior to MediaWiki 1.15.5 and 1.16.0 are vulnerable.
Exploit / POC
MediaWiki 'profileinfo.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
Solution / Fix
MediaWiki 'profileinfo.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
References
MediaWiki 'profileinfo.php' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
References:
References:
- [MediaWiki-announce] MediaWiki security release: 1.16.0 and 1.15.5 (MediaWiki)
- MediaWiki Homepage (MediaWiki)