CVE-2022-21710
low-risk
Published 2022-01-24
ShortDescription is a MediaWiki extension that provides local short description support. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.3.4. On a wiki that has the ShortDescription enabled, XSS can be triggered on any page or the page with the action=info parameter, which displays the shortdesc property. This is achieved using the wikitext `{{SHORTDESC:<img src=x onerror=alert()>}}`. This issue has a patch in version 2.3.4.
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0.31% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 4.7/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Shortdescription
Affected Vendors
References (6)
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low-risk
Severity
19/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal