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CVE-2021-42042

 

Severity Score

4.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue was discovered in SpecialEditGrowthConfig in the GrowthExperiments extension in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. The growthexperiments-edit-config-error-invalid-title MediaWiki message was not being properly sanitized and allowed for the injection and execution of HTML and JavaScript.

Se ha detectado un problema en SpecialEditGrowthConfig en la extensión GrowthExperiments en MediaWiki versiones hasta 1.36.2. El mensaje growthexperiments-edit-config-error-invalid-title de MediaWiki no estaba siendo saneado apropiadamente y permitía una inyección y ejecución de HTML y JavaScript

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-10-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-10-06 CVE Published
  • 2023-04-29 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mediawiki
Search vendor "Mediawiki"
 Mediawiki
Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki"
 <= 1.36.2
Search vendor "Mediawiki" for product "Mediawiki" and version " <= 1.36.2"
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Affected