PT-2021-23487
CVE-2021-42048
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Published
2021-10-06
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Updated
2024-03-06
Description by
CVSS 3.1
4.8
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
MediaWiki versions through 1.36.2
Description
An issue was discovered in the Growth extension in MediaWiki. Any admin can add arbitrary JavaScript code to the Newcomer home page footer, which can be executed by viewers with zero edits.
Recommendations
For MediaWiki versions through 1.36.2, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent arbitrary JavaScript code execution.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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