CVE-2021-42043
Medium
Description
An issue was discovered in Special:MediaSearch in the MediaSearch extension in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. The suggestion text (a parameter to mediasearch-did-you-mean) was not being properly sanitized and allowed for the injection and execution of HTML and JavaScript via the intitle: search operator within the query.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.1
Exploit probability—
Product
Mediawiki
PublishedOct 6, 2021
First seenOct 6, 2021
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mediawiki mediawiki | v ≤ 1.36.2 | — |
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