CVE-2021-42043
Description
An issue was discovered in Special:MediaSearch in the MediaSearch extension in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. The suggestion text (a parameter to mediasearch-did-you-mean) was not being properly sanitized and allowed for the injection and execution of HTML and JavaScript via the intitle: search operator within the query.
References
CvssV3 impact
BaseSeverity | MEDIUM |
ConfidentialityImpact | LOW |
AttackComplexity | LOW |
Scope | CHANGED |
AttackVector | NETWORK |
AvailabilityImpact | NONE |
IntegrityImpact | LOW |
PrivilegesRequired | NONE |
BaseScore | 6.1 |
VectorString | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Version | 3.1 |
UserInteraction | REQUIRED |
CvssV2 impact
AccessComplexity | MEDIUM |
ConfidentialityImpact | NONE |
AvailabilityImpact | NONE |
IntegrityImpact | PARTIAL |
BaseScore | 4.3 |
VectorString | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Version | 2.0 |
AccessVector | NETWORK |
Authentication | NONE |