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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-36131
CVE-2021-36131:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) vulnerability was discovered in the SportsTeams extension in MediaWiki through version 1.36. The vulnerability was assigned identifier CVE-2021-36131 and was reported on July 2, 2021 (MITRE CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability allows privileged users to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript within various data fields across several special pages. The attack vector is particularly concerning as it has the potential to propagate across multiple pages affecting numerous users (MITRE CVE).
Impact
The vulnerability's impact is significant as it allows for cross-site scripting attacks that can propagate across multiple pages, potentially affecting many users. Since the vulnerability requires privileged user access, it represents a potential insider threat or compromised account scenario (MITRE CVE).
Mitigation and workarounds
The issue has been addressed through patches, as evidenced by references to the fix in the Wikimedia Gerrit repository (Wikimedia Gerrit).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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