CVE-2021-45472 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2021-45472?

CVE-2021-45472 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 24 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In MediaWiki through 1.37, XSS can occur in Wikibase because an external identifier property can have a URL format that includes a $1 formatter substitution marker, and the javascript: URL scheme (among others) can be used.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45472?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including mediawiki. It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Mediawiki Mediawiki.

How do I fix CVE-2021-45472?

Upgrade mediawiki to 1.37.1 or later.

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-2021-45472 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45472 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BIT-mediawiki-2021-45472, GHSA-6j65-7rx3-56x5, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45472.