CVE-2020-6163 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The WikibaseMediaInfo extension 1.35 for MediaWiki allows XSS because of improper template syntax within the PropertySuggestionsWidget template (in the templates/search/PropertySuggestionsWidget.mustache+dom file).

Published: 2020-01-08

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:1.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-27317	The WikibaseMediaInfo extension 1.35 for MediaWiki allows XSS because of improper template syntax within the PropertySuggestionsWidget template (in the templates/search/PropertySuggestionsWidget.mustache+dom file).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00699.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/558203
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T240773

History

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Subscriptions

Mediawiki Mediawiki

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-01-08T01:45:12.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T08:55:22.285Z

Reserved: 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-6163

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-08T02:15:10.553

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:22:48.160

Link: CVE-2020-6163

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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