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CVE-2020-10959: MediaWiki Open Redirect vulnerability

May 24, 2022 (updated May 15, 2024)

resources/src/mediawiki.page.ready/ready.js in MediaWiki before 1.34.0-rc.0 allows remote attackers to force a logout and external redirection via HTML content in a MediaWiki page.

References

  • gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/core/+/536725
  • github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/mediawiki/core/CVE-2020-10959.yaml
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-mqhw-wq8p-vf5r
  • github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki
  • github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki/commit/d4a552e65bdfd7309a9b8537e9dbe69c5e2991eb
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10959
  • phabricator.wikimedia.org/T232932
  • phabricator.wikimedia.org/T240393

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.34.0-rc.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.34.0-rc.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.34.0-rc.0 or above.

Impact 6.1 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

Source file

packagist/mediawiki/core/CVE-2020-10959.yml

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