CVE-2020-35479

MediaWiki before 1.35.1 allows XSS via BlockLogFormatter.php. Language::translateBlockExpiry itself does not escape in all code paths. For example, the return of Language::userTimeAndDate is is always unsafe for HTML in a month value. This affects MediaWiki 1.12.0 and later.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00034.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/STT5Z4A3BCXVH3WIPICWU2FP4IPIMUPC/
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2020-December/000268.html	Mailing List Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T268938	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4816	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-12-18 08:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 21:23

NVD link : CVE-2020-35479

Mitre link : CVE-2020-35479

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-35479

JSON object : View

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

fedoraproject

fedora

mediawiki

mediawiki

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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