Semantic MediaWiki 3.1.0 before 7.3.1 Stored XSS via Schema Descriptions
Impact
Semantic MediaWiki from 3.1.0 before 7.3.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated schema editors to inject HTML through schema descriptions. Attackers with the smw-schemaedit permission can save HTML that is passed unescaped to Html::rawElement() in HtmlBuilder, altering pages and targeting users who view the schema.
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Affected products
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SemanticMediaWiki · SemanticMediaWiki
Other versions: unaffected
| Version / range | Source status |
|---|---|
| 3.1.0 to before 7.3.1 | affected |
| 7.3.1 | unaffected |
Original source description
Semantic MediaWiki from 3.1.0 before 7.3.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated schema editors to inject HTML through schema descriptions. Attackers with the smw-schemaedit permission can save HTML that is passed unescaped to Html::rawElement() in HtmlBuilder, altering pages and targeting users who view the schema.