CVE-2012-4378
published 2017-10-26CVE-2012-4378: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1.18.5 and 1.19.x before 1.19.2, when unspecified JavaScript gadgets are used, allow…
PriorityP424medium6.1CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSCCLILAN
EPSS
1.55%
72.5th percentile
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1.18.5 and 1.19.x before 1.19.2, when unspecified JavaScript gadgets are used, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the userlang parameter to w/index.php.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | mediawiki | < mediawiki 1:1.19.2-1 (bookworm) | mediawiki 1:1.19.2-1 (bookworm) |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | <= 1.18.4 | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | — | — |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.19.2-1 | 1:1.19.2-1 |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.19.2-1 | 1:1.19.2-1 |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.19.2-1 | 1:1.19.2-1 |
| mediawiki | mediawiki | >= 0 < 1:1.19.2-1 | 1:1.19.2-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv6.1MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.1MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-9mqw-wh74-5cm9: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2012-4378 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 GHSA-9mqw-wh74-5cm9: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1.18.5 and 1.19.x before 1.19.2, when unspecified JavaScript gadgets are used, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the userlang parameter to w/index.php.
OSV
CVE-2012-4378: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1
osv·2017-10-26·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2012-4378 [MEDIUM] CVE-2012-4378: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1.18.5 and 1.19.x before 1.19.2, when unspecified JavaScript gadgets are used, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the userlang parameter to w/index.php.
Debian
CVE-2012-4378: mediawiki - Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1.18.5 a...
vendor_debian·2012·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2012-4378 [MEDIUM] CVE-2012-4378: mediawiki - Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1.18.5 a...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in MediaWiki before 1.18.5 and 1.19.x before 1.19.2, when unspecified JavaScript gadgets are used, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the userlang parameter to w/index.php.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1:1.19.2-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1:1.19.2-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1:1.19.2-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1:1.19.2-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1:1.19.2-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-4377 CVE-2012-4378 CVE-2012-4379 CVE-2012-4380 CVE-2012-4381 mediawiki various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2012-08-31·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2012-4377 [MEDIUM] CVE-2012-4377 CVE-2012-4378 CVE-2012-4379 CVE-2012-4380 CVE-2012-4381 mediawiki various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2012-4377 CVE-2012-4378 CVE-2012-4379 CVE-2012-4380 CVE-2012-4381 mediawiki various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected Fedora
versions.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When creating a Bodhi update request, please include this bug ID and the
bug IDs of this bug's parent bugs filed against the "Security Response"
product (the top-level CVE bugs). Please mention the CVE IDs being fixed
in the RPM changelog when available.
Bodhi update submission link:
https://admin.fedoraproject.
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-4378 mediawiki: Multiple DOM-based XSS flaws due improper filtering of uselang parameter
bugzilla·2012-08-31·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2012-4378 [MEDIUM] CVE-2012-4378 mediawiki: Multiple DOM-based XSS flaws due improper filtering of uselang parameter
CVE-2012-4378 mediawiki: Multiple DOM-based XSS flaws due improper filtering of uselang parameter
Multiple DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws were found in the way MediaWiki, a wiki engine, performed filtering of the uselang parameter. When JavaScript gadgets were used, a remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted URL that, when visited would lead to arbitrary HTML or web script execution.
References:
[1] http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/mediawiki/295767
Upstream bug:
[2] https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37587
Relevant upstream patch:
[3] https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/13336/
Discussion:
This issue affects the versions of the mediawiki package, as shipped with Fedora release of 16 and 17. Please schedule an update.
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This issue did NOT a
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853417https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.htmlhttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T39587http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/10http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/31/6https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686330https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853417https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2012-August/000119.htmlhttps://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T39587
2017-10-26
Published