Vulnerability · Published Mar 30, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-28202
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the mediawiki package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An XSS issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.6, 1.36.x before 1.36.4, and 1.37.x before 1.37.2. The widthheight, widthheightpage, and nbytes properties of messages are not escaped when used in galleries or Special:RevisionDelete.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mediawiki | 1:1.35.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28202 |
| Debian:13 | mediawiki | 1:1.35.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28202 |
| Debian:14 | mediawiki | 1:1.35.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28202 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28202 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28202 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | mediawiki | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28202 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297543
- FEDORA-2022-69bc42d6cf vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220922 [SECURITY] [DLA 3117-1] mediawiki security update mailing-list
- DSA-5246 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202305-24 vendor-advisory