Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.100732
Category:	Web application abuses
Title:	MediaWiki < 1.15.5 'profileinfo.php' XSS Vulnerability
Summary:	MediaWiki is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability; because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
Description:	Summary: MediaWiki is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input. Vulnerability Impact: An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may let the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks. Affected Software/OS: MediaWiki versions prior to 1.15.5 and 1.16.0. Solution: Update to version 1.15.5, 1.16.0 or later. CVSS Score: 2.6 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2788 42024 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42024 FEDORA-2011-5495 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058588.html FEDORA-2011-5807 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059235.html FEDORA-2011-5812 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/059232.html FEDORA-2011-5848 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058910.html [mediawiki-announce] 20100728 MediaWiki security release: 1.16.0 and 1.15.5 http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2010-July/000092.html [oss-security] 20100729 Re: CVE request: mediawiki http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/29/4 http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69952 http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki?view=revision&revision=69984 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620225 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=620226
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG

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