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CVE-2021-42046 Detail

Description

An issue was discovered in the GlobalWatchlist extension in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. The rev-deleted-user and ntimes messages were not properly escaped and allowed for users to inject HTML and JavaScript.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ib7f9b009730fe0df283cec1169f84c7a83a58b1d Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ib7f9b009730fe0df283cec1169f84c7a83a58b1d Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Id2204fb5afe591d63764466de35ac0aaa5999983 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Id2204fb5afe591d63764466de35ac0aaa5999983 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286385 Vendor Advisory 
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T286385 Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-42046
NVD Published Date:
09/28/2022
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
MITRE