mediawiki-extensions 'RSS_Reader' Extension HTML Injection Vulnerability

BID:57083

Info

mediawiki-extensions 'RSS_Reader' Extension HTML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 57083
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-6453
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 17 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 03 2013 11:50AM
Credit: Thorsten Glaser
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

mediawiki-extensions 'RSS_Reader' Extension HTML Injection Vulnerability

mediawiki-extensions is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in generated content.

Successful exploits will allow attacker-supplied HTML and script code to run in the context of the affected browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials or to control how the site is rendered to the user. Other attacks are also possible.

Exploit / POC

mediawiki-extensions 'RSS_Reader' Extension HTML Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

mediawiki-extensions 'RSS_Reader' Extension HTML Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

mediawiki-extensions 'RSS_Reader' Extension HTML Injection Vulnerability

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