MediaWiki sortable table feature cross-site scripting
| mediawiki-sortabletable-xss (32217) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
MediaWiki is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the sortable table feature to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Wikimedia Foundation, MediaWiki 1.9.x-prior to 1.9.2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of MediaWiki (1.9.2), available from the MediaWiki Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- MediaWiki Web site, Download - Mediawiki at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download.
- MediaWiki SVN Repository, MediaWiki release notes at http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/tags/REL1_9_2/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES.
- BID-22397: MediaWiki Sortable Table Feature HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0788: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MediaWiki 1.9.x before 1.9.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to sortable tables JavaScript.
- SA24039: MediaWiki Sortable Tables Script Insertion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0490: MediaWiki Sortable Tables Feature Content Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Feb 04, 2007
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