The RandomGameUnit extension for MediaWiki through 1.35 was not properly escaping various title-related data. When certain varieties of games were created within MediaWiki, their names or titles could be manipulated to generate stored XSS within the RandomGameUnit extension.
References
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https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I497d2076038f75c9eb77e0e250f2af56f5bd2bfc | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T266400 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2020-10-27 20:15
Updated : 2020-11-04 06:55
NVD link : CVE-2020-27957
Mitre link : CVE-2020-27957
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Products Affected
mediawiki
- mediawiki