CVE-2020-9382

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in the Widgets extension through 1.4.0 for MediaWiki. Improper title sanitization allowed for the execution of any wiki page as a widget (as defined by this extension) via MediaWiki's {{#widget:}} parser function.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
Third-Party Advisory wikimedia.org Third-Party Advisory wikimedia.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T245850 third party advisory exploit
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I953e060bc6994ffdba9f380c98173f53f8ca1ea8 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-9382?
CVE-2020-9382 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-9382?
To fix CVE-2020-9382, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-9382 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-9382 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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