CVE-2019-19708

mediawiki: pasted content containing an element with a specific attribute allows for XSS

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Published Dec 11, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The VisualEditor extension through 1.34 for MediaWiki allows XSS via pasted content containing an element with a data-ve-clipboard-key attribute.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mediawiki:visual_editor:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-9315	The VisualEditor extension through 1.34 for MediaWiki allows XSS via pasted content containing an element with a data-ve-clipboard-key attribute.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.716% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/q/I1f99458fd2c4f6b2460dfe7a93b330ddee4400b6
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19708
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T239209
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19708

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mediawiki Visual Editor

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:25 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 11, 2019, 1:33 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:25 AM
Reserved: Dec 11, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 11, 2019, 2:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:27 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Dec 11, 2019, 12:00 AM

Severity: Moderate
Public date: Dec 11, 2019, 12:00 AM

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