CVE-2021-30458
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CVE-2021-30458 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in Wikimedia Parsoid before 0.11.1 and 0.12.x before 0.12.2. An attacker can send crafted wikitext that Utils/WTUtils.php will transform by using a <meta> tag, bypassing sanitization steps, and potentially allowing for XSS.. EPSS estimates a 0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in Wikimedia Parsoid before 0.11.1 and 0.12.x before 0.12.2. An attacker can send crafted wikitext that Utils/WTUtils.php will transform by using a <meta> tag, bypassing sanitization steps, and potentially allowing for XSS.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wikimedia | Parsoid | < 0.11.1 |
| Wikimedia | Parsoid | >= 0.12.0, < 0.12.2 |
References
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T279451Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-40Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ParsoidVendor Advisory
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T279451Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-40Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ParsoidVendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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