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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-29907
CVE-2022-29907:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Nimbus skin for MediaWiki through version 1.37.2 (before commit 6f9c8fb868345701d9544a54d9752515aace39df) contains a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Advertise link messages. This vulnerability was disclosed on April 29, 2022 (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.1 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. Under CVSS v2.0, it received a Base Score of 4.3 (Medium) with vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N). The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to execute cross-site scripting attacks through the Advertise link messages feature in the Nimbus skin. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to user data and manipulation of web content (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was fixed in commit 6f9c8fb868345701d9544a54d9752515aace39df. Users are advised to upgrade to a version of MediaWiki that includes this fix (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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