Description

An issue was discovered in the PageForms extension for MediaWiki through 1.35.2. Crafted payloads for Token-related query parameters allowed for XSS on certain PageForms-managed MediaWiki pages.

INFO

Published Date :

April 22, 2021, 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 22, 2021, 8:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-31551 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mediawiki mediawiki
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-2021-31551.

URL Resource
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I20b63bd38779d2ccbe2d86f9879df85ca3b685f6 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I5e0abbc2f80e6bda255b3b32a4df39a7fe7d3793 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ibe68b070ee791cd0c8e7f50eb04ac4e066b1512c Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259433 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-31551 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-31551 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2021

    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:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I20b63bd38779d2ccbe2d86f9879df85ca3b685f6 No Types Assigned https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I20b63bd38779d2ccbe2d86f9879df85ca3b685f6 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I5e0abbc2f80e6bda255b3b32a4df39a7fe7d3793 No Types Assigned https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I5e0abbc2f80e6bda255b3b32a4df39a7fe7d3793 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ibe68b070ee791cd0c8e7f50eb04ac4e066b1512c No Types Assigned https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ibe68b070ee791cd0c8e7f50eb04ac4e066b1512c Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259433 No Types Assigned https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259433 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.35.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-31551 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} 0.01%

score

0.47539

percentile

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