CVE-2022-42985

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Published Nov 17, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The ScratchLogin extension through 1.1 for MediaWiki does not escape verification failure messages, which allows users with administrator privileges to perform cross-site scripting (XSS).

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:scratch-wiki:scratch_login:*:*:*:*:*: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-2022-46034	The ScratchLogin extension through 1.1 for MediaWiki does not escape verification failure messages, which allows users with administrator privileges to perform cross-site scripting (XSS).

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.406% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/InternationalScratchWiki/mediawiki-scratch-login/blob/4d2c1229b558b9cd685961274f20b621d114f4db/ScratchLogin.common.php#L104
https://github.com/InternationalScratchWiki/mediawiki-scratch-login/pull/22

History

Apr 25, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Scratch-wiki Scratch Login

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 25, 2025, 8:42 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 17, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 25, 2025, 8:42 PM
Reserved: Oct 17, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:19 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:19 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 17, 2022, 5:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:05 AM

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