CVE-2020-10959

mediawiki: user content can redirect the logout button to different URL

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Published Jun 2, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

resources/src/mediawiki.page.ready/ready.js in MediaWiki before 1.35 allows remote attackers to force a logout and external redirection via HTML content in a MediaWiki page.

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:mediawiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-4609	resources/src/mediawiki.page.ready/ready.js in MediaWiki before 1.35 allows remote attackers to force a logout and external redirection via HTML content in a MediaWiki page.
Github GHSA	GHSA-mqhw-wq8p-vf5r	MediaWiki Open Redirect vulnerability

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 Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.429% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/core/+/536725
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10959
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T232932
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T240393
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10959

History

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Subscriptions

Mediawiki Mediawiki

Weaknesses

CWE-601

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 2, 2020, 1:52 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:21 AM
Reserved: Mar 25, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:48 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 2, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:48 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Sep 14, 2019, 12:00 AM

Severity: Moderate
Public date: Sep 14, 2019, 12:00 AM

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