An issue was discovered in SpecialEditGrowthConfig in the GrowthExperiments extension in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. The growthexperiments-edit-config-error-invalid-title MediaWiki message was not being properly sanitized and allowed for the injection and execution of HTML and JavaScript.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ibeb13d032ca044af53f6b2334e27b6b97b6f4e9f | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T290692 | Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ibeb13d032ca044af53f6b2334e27b6b97b6f4e9f | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T290692 | Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    21 Nov 2024, 06:27
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/Ibeb13d032ca044af53f6b2334e27b6b97b6f4e9f - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T290692 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2021-10-06 21:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 06:27
NVD link : CVE-2021-42042
Mitre link : CVE-2021-42042
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-42042
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                mediawiki
- mediawiki
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-79
                        
            Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
