CVE-2022-21710 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-21710 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 24/01/2022 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: GitHub_M | Vendor: StarCitizenTools | Product: mediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-21710 Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 4.7 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* CHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* NONE
    Integrity Impact (I)* LOW
    Availability Impact (A)* NONE

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-79
CWE Name: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ( Cross-site Scripting )
Source: StarCitizenTools

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).