CVE-2020-27957
MediaWiki RandomGameUnit Stored XSS
Description
The RandomGameUnit extension for MediaWiki through 1.35 was not properly escaping various title-related data. When certain varieties of games were created within MediaWiki, their names or titles could be manipulated to generate stored XSS within the RandomGameUnit extension.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 28, 2020, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 4, 2020, 2:55 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-27957.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I497d2076038f75c9eb77e0e250f2af56f5bd2bfc | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T266400 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I497d2076038f75c9eb77e0e250f2af56f5bd2bfc No Types Assigned https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I497d2076038f75c9eb77e0e250f2af56f5bd2bfc Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T266400 No Types Assigned https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T266400 Exploit, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.35
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-27957 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-27957
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.22495
percentile