MediaWiki edit form cross-site scripting
| mediawiki-edit-form-xss (27029) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mediawiki is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the edit form. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the edit form to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Wikimedia Foundation, MediaWiki 1.6.0 - 1.6.6
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of MediaWiki (1.6.7 or later), available from the MediaWiki Download Web page. See References..
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- MediaWiki Download Web page, Download - Mediawiki at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download.
- CVE-2006-2895: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.6.0 up to versions before 1.6.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the edit form.
- SA20458: MediaWiki Edit Form Script Insertion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2159: MediaWiki Edit Form Variable Handling Client-Side Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Jun 06, 2006
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