CVE-2021-42043 | Date: (C)2021-10-07 (M)2023-12-22 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 6.1 | CVSS Score : 4.3 |
Exploit Score: 2.8 | Exploit Score: 8.6 |
Impact Score: 2.7 | Impact Score: 2.9 |
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CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Attack Vector: NETWORK | Access Vector: NETWORK |
Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: MEDIUM |
Privileges Required: NONE | Authentication: NONE |
User Interaction: REQUIRED | Confidentiality: NONE |
Scope: CHANGED | Integrity: PARTIAL |
Confidentiality: LOW | Availability: NONE |
Integrity: LOW | |
Availability: NONE | |
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