CVE-2013-2031 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can execute cross-site scripting attacks via malicious SVG files, requiring user interaction to view the content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-2031?
CVE-2013-2031 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 15 Nov 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
MediaWiki before 1.19.6 and 1.20.x before 1.20.5 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, as demonstrated by a CDATA section containing valid UTF-7 encoded sequences in a SVG file, which is then incorrectly interpreted as UTF-8 by Chrome and Firefox.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2031?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Gentoo Linux, Mediawiki Mediawiki.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2031?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2013-2031 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2031 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gentoo Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2031, GHSA-47j7-228r-59cw.