CVE-2021-39186
4.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Summary
GlobalNewFiles is a MediaWiki extension maintained by Miraheze. Prior to commit number cee254e1b158cdb0ddbea716b1d3edc31fa4fb5d, the username column of the GlobalNewFiles special page is vulnerable to a stored XSS. Commit number cee254e1b158cdb0ddbea716b1d3edc31fa4fb5d contains a patch. As a workaround, one may disallow <,> (or other characters required to insert html/js) from being used in account names so an XSS is not possible.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| miraheze | GlobalNewFiles | < cee254e1b158cdb0ddbea716b1d3edc31fa4fb5d | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-20: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://github.com/miraheze/GlobalNewFiles/security/advisories/GHSA-57p5-hqjq-h7vg
- https://github.com/miraheze/GlobalNewFiles/commit/cee254e1b158cdb0ddbea716b1d3edc31fa4fb5d
- https://phabricator.miraheze.org/T7935
References
- https://github.com/miraheze/GlobalNewFiles/security/advisories/GHSA-57p5-hqjq-h7vg
- https://github.com/miraheze/GlobalNewFiles/commit/cee254e1b158cdb0ddbea716b1d3edc31fa4fb5d
- https://phabricator.miraheze.org/T7935
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