CVE-2010-2788: XSS

Published Aug 1, 2010
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Updated

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in profileinfo.php in MediaWiki before 1.15.5, when wgEnableProfileInfo is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filter parameter.

Other sources

MediaWiki upstream has released: [1] http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2010-July/000092.html

v1.16.0 and v.1.15.5 versions of MediaWiki, addressing the following XSS flaw (from [1]):

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in profileinfo.php. The vulnerability is only exposed when the script is explicitly enabled in LocalSettings.php, with $wgEnableProfileInfo = true.

Affected Software

126 affected components
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.13
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5.6
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4-beta1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.7.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.6.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.8.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5.8
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4-beta2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.11
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.2.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.12.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.12
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.8
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.13.0-rc2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.9.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.6.12
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4-beta3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4-beta6
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5-alpha2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.15.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5-beta1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.9
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.15.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.8.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5-beta4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5-beta3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5-rc2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.12.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.15.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.6.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.6
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.9.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.12.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.11.0-rc1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.6.10
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.2.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.13.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.2.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.6.7
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.6.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.6.9
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.6.6
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.2.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.6.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.10.0-rc2
MediaWiki MediaWiki<=1.15.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.10
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.7.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4-beta5
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.11.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.9.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.8.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.6.11
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.15.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.11-rc1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5-rc3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.9.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.10.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.9.0-rc2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.10.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.14.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.9
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.8.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.13.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.15
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.13.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.10.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.10.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.2.6
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.11
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.14
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.8.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5-beta2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.6.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.1.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.13.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.7.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.8.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.13.0-rc1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.12.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.2.3
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.6.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.13
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.9.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.10.0-rc1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.9.5
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4-beta4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.14
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.2.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.7
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5-rc4
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5-alpha1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.13.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.12
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.7.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.6
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.5.7
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.10
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.11.1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.11
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.8
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.9.6
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.3.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.6.8
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.10.0
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.12.2
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.12.0-rc1
MediaWiki MediaWiki=1.4.7

Remediation

Patch Available

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058588.html

Patch Available

http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2010-July/000092.html

Patch Available

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/29/4

Patch Available

http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69952

Patch Available

http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69984

Patch Available

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620225

Patch Available

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620226

Event History

Aug 1, 2010
Data Sourced
04:20 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Apr 27, 2011
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2788?

CVE-2010-2788 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its exploitation potential in cross-site scripting.

2

How do I fix CVE-2010-2788?

To fix CVE-2010-2788, upgrade MediaWiki to version 1.15.5 or later, where the vulnerability has been patched.

3

What impact does CVE-2010-2788 have on affected systems?

CVE-2010-2788 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, potentially compromising user sessions.

4

Which versions of MediaWiki are affected by CVE-2010-2788?

MediaWiki versions prior to 1.15.5, including all versions up to 1.15.4, are vulnerable to CVE-2010-2788.

5

How can I determine if my MediaWiki installation is vulnerable to CVE-2010-2788?

Check your MediaWiki version; if it is below 1.15.5, it is vulnerable to CVE-2010-2788 and should be upgraded.

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