MediaWiki Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Impact
An issue was discovered in SiteLinksView.php in Wikibase in MediaWiki through 1.39.3. There is XSS via a crafted badge title attribute. This is also related to lack of escaping in wbTemplate (from resources/wikibase/templates.js) for quotes (which can be in a title attribute).
Source excerpt · OSVAffected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| Earlier releases through 1.39.3 (inclusive)Ecosystem versions | Not recorded |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-fmrf-p77g-vv5c
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Original source description
An issue was discovered in SiteLinksView.php in Wikibase in MediaWiki through 1.39.3. There is XSS via a crafted badge title attribute. This is also related to lack of escaping in wbTemplate (from resources/wikibase/templates.js) for quotes (which can be in a title attribute).
References
- Security advisory nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37302
- Source reference gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase/+/933649
- Source reference gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase/+/933650
- Source reference github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
- Source reference phabricator.wikimedia.org/T339111