CVE-2022-21710
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 6.1
Description
ShortDescription is a MediaWiki extension that provides local short description support. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.3.4. On a wiki that has the ShortDescription enabled, XSS can be triggered on any page or the page with the action=info parameter, which displays the shortdesc property. This is achieved using the wikitext `{{SHORTDESC:<img src=x onerror=alert()>}}`. This issue has a patch in version 2.3.4.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2022-21710
- Assigner
- security-advisories@github.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2022-01-24T20:15:08
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-01-28T18:56:22
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:shortdescription:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.3.4 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 6.1
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 2.7
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription/commit/bf568edd892adb8528dcb64f75dddf3eeaccc12c | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription/commit/7c86644158388620c6c858258cc4e1a8de6e48ea | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription/security/advisories/GHSA-mgcp-qw2r-6832 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21710 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-21710 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:35:51 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-06 07:35:45 | 2022-01-24T20:15Z | 2022-01-24T20:15:08 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-06 07:35:45 | 2022-01-28T18:56:22 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-06 07:35:45 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |