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MediaWiki < 1.35.7, 1.36.x < 1.37.3, 1.38.x < 1.38.1 XSS Vulnerability - Linux

2022-07-0600:00:00
Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG
plugins.openvas.org
7
mediawiki
xss vulnerability
linux
javascript payload
update
version 1.35.7
version 1.37.3
version 1.38.1

CVSS2

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS3

6.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

AI Score

6.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.003

Percentile

68.7%

MediaWiki is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerability.

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.124099");
  script_version("2024-07-16T05:05:43+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-07-16 05:05:43 +0000 (Tue, 16 Jul 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-07-06 10:28:12 +0000 (Wed, 06 Jul 2022)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2022-07-12 19:22:00 +0000 (Tue, 12 Jul 2022)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2022-34911");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("MediaWiki < 1.35.7, 1.36.x < 1.37.3, 1.38.x < 1.38.1 XSS Vulnerability - Linux");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_mediawiki_http_detect.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("mediawiki/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"MediaWiki is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS)
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"An XSS can occur in configurations that allow a JavaScript
  payload in a username. After account creation, when it sets the page title to 'Welcome' followed
  by the username, the username is not escaped.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"MediaWiki prior to version 1.35.7, version 1.36.x through
  1.37.2 and 1.38.0.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 1.35.7, 1.37.3, 1.38.1 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308471");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_is_less(version:version, test_version:"1.35.7")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:version, fixed_version:"1.35.7", install_path:location);
  security_message(data:report, port:port);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "1.36.0", test_version_up: "1.37.3")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "1.37.3", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "1.38.0", test_version_up: "1.38.1")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "1.38.1", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

CVSS2

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS3

6.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

AI Score

6.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.003

Percentile

68.7%