CVE-2022-21710

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:shortdescription:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*

History

28 Jan 2022, 18:56

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:shortdescription:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*
CWE CWE-79
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 4.3
v3 : 6.1
First Time Mediawiki shortdescription
Mediawiki
References (CONFIRM) https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription/security/advisories/GHSA-mgcp-qw2r-6832 - (CONFIRM) https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription/security/advisories/GHSA-mgcp-qw2r-6832 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription/commit/7c86644158388620c6c858258cc4e1a8de6e48ea - (MISC) https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription/commit/7c86644158388620c6c858258cc4e1a8de6e48ea - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription/commit/bf568edd892adb8528dcb64f75dddf3eeaccc12c - (MISC) https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription/commit/bf568edd892adb8528dcb64f75dddf3eeaccc12c - Patch, Third Party Advisory

24 Jan 2022, 20:24

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-01-24 20:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:09


NVD link : CVE-2022-21710

Mitre link : CVE-2022-21710

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-21710


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Products Affected

mediawiki

  • shortdescription
CWE
CWE-79

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