XSS in MediaWiki

CVE-2021-30154

An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.31.12 and 1.32.x through 1.35.x before 1.35.2. On Special:NewFiles, all the mediastatistics-header-* messages are output in HTML unescaped, leading to XSS.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.013 (67.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-30154?
CVE-2021-30154 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-04-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-30154?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.