Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-9276 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Mediawiki

047910
CVSS 5.1 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
HIGH
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
high complexity
mediawiki
CWE-352
nessus

Summary

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Special:ExpandedTemplates page in MediaWiki before 1.19.22, 1.20.x through 1.22.x before 1.22.14, and 1.23.x before 1.23.7, when $wgRawHTML is set to true, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users with edit permissions for requests that cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the wpInput parameter, which is not properly handled in the preview.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mediawiki
257

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking)
    An attacker targets a system that uses JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) as a transport mechanism between the client and the server (common in Web 2.0 systems using AJAX) to steal possibly confidential information transmitted from the server back to the client inside the JSON object by taking advantage of the loophole in the browser's Same Origin Policy that does not prohibit JavaScript from one website to be included and executed in the context of another website. An attacker gets the victim to visit his or her malicious page that contains a script tag whose source points to the vulnerable system with a URL that requests a response from the server containing a JSON object with possibly confidential information. The malicious page also contains malicious code to capture the JSON object returned by the server before any other processing on it can take place, typically by overriding the JavaScript function used to create new objects. This hook allows the malicious code to get access to the creation of each object and transmit the possibly sensitive contents of the captured JSON object to the attackers' server. There is nothing in the browser's security model to prevent the attackers' malicious JavaScript code (originating from attacker's domain) to set up an environment (as described above) to intercept a JSON object response (coming from the vulnerable target system's domain), read its contents and transmit to the attackers' controlled site. The same origin policy protects the domain object model (DOM), but not the JSON.
  • Cross-Domain Search Timing
    An attacker initiates cross domain HTTP / GET requests and times the server responses. The timing of these responses may leak important information on what is happening on the server. Browser's same origin policy prevents the attacker from directly reading the server responses (in the absence of any other weaknesses), but does not prevent the attacker from timing the responses to requests that the attacker issued cross domain. For GET requests an attacker could for instance leverage the "img" tag in conjunction with "onload() / onerror()" javascript events. For the POST requests, an attacker could leverage the "iframe" element and leverage the "onload()" event. There is nothing in the current browser security model that prevents an attacker to use these methods to time responses to the attackers' cross domain requests. The timing for these responses leaks information. For instance, if a victim has an active session with their online e-mail account, an attacker could issue search requests in the victim's mailbox. While the attacker is not able to view the responses, based on the timings of the responses, the attacker could ask yes / no questions as to the content of victim's e-mails, who the victim e-mailed, when, etc. This is but one example; There are other scenarios where an attacker could infer potentially sensitive information from cross domain requests by timing the responses while asking the right questions that leak information.
  • Cross Site Identification
    An attacker harvests identifying information about a victim via an active session that the victim's browser has with a social networking site. A victim may have the social networking site open in one tab or perhaps is simply using the "remember me" feature to keep his or her session with the social networking site active. An attacker induces a payload to execute in the victim's browser that transparently to the victim initiates a request to the social networking site (e.g., via available social network site APIs) to retrieve identifying information about a victim. While some of this information may be public, the attacker is able to harvest this information in context and may use it for further attacks on the user (e.g., spear phishing). In one example of an attack, an attacker may post a malicious posting that contains an image with an embedded link. The link actually requests identifying information from the social networking site. A victim who views the malicious posting in his or her browser will have sent identifying information to the attacker, as long as the victim had an active session with the social networking site. There are many other ways in which the attacker may get the payload to execute in the victim's browser mainly by finding a way to hide it in some reputable site that the victim visits. The attacker could also send the link to the victim in an e-mail and trick the victim into clicking on the link. This attack is basically a cross site request forgery attack with two main differences. First, there is no action that is performed on behalf of the user aside from harvesting information. So standard CSRF protection may not work in this situation. Second, what is important in this attack pattern is the nature of the data being harvested, which is identifying information that can be obtained and used in context. This real time harvesting of identifying information can be used as a prelude for launching real time targeted social engineering attacks on the victim.
  • Cross Site Request Forgery (aka Session Riding)
    An attacker crafts malicious web links and distributes them (via web pages, email, etc.), typically in a targeted manner, hoping to induce users to click on the link and execute the malicious action against some third-party application. If successful, the action embedded in the malicious link will be processed and accepted by the targeted application with the users' privilege level. This type of attack leverages the persistence and implicit trust placed in user session cookies by many web applications today. In such an architecture, once the user authenticates to an application and a session cookie is created on the user's system, all following transactions for that session are authenticated using that cookie including potential actions initiated by an attacker and simply "riding" the existing session cookie.

Nessus

  • NASL familyCGI abuses
    NASL idMEDIAWIKI_1_23_7.NASL
    descriptionAccording to its version number, the MediaWiki application running on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - An input validation error exists related to handling previews of wikitext that allows cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2014-9276) - An input validation error exists related to flash policy mangling, API clients, and
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id80121
    published2014-12-19
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/80121
    titleMediaWiki < 1.19.22 / 1.22.14 / 1.23.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(80121);
      script_version("1.7");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/25");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-9276", "CVE-2014-9277");
      script_bugtraq_id(71473);
    
      script_name(english:"MediaWiki < 1.19.22 / 1.22.14 / 1.23.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the MediaWiki version.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote web server contains an application that is affected by
    multiple vulnerabilities.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "According to its version number, the MediaWiki application running on
    the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :
    
      - An input validation error exists related to handling
        previews of wikitext that allows cross-site scripting
        attacks. (CVE-2014-9276)
    
      - An input validation error exists related to flash policy
        mangling, API clients, and 'format=php' that allows
        cross-site scripting. (CVE-2014-9277)
    
      - An error exists related to 'content model' editing that
        allows a remote, unprivileged attacker to modify a
        user's 'common.js' file. (Bug 70901)
    
      - An error exists related to deleting an entry. The
        'DELETED_ACTION' and the action 'revdeleted' allows
        information disclosure via log files. (Bug 72222)
    
    Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead
    relied only on the application's self-reported version number.");
      # https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-November/000170.html
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?7796737d");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.19#MediaWiki_1.19.22");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.22#MediaWiki_1.22.14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes/1.23#MediaWiki_1.23.7");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Upgrade to MediaWiki version 1.19.22 / 1.22.14 / 1.23.7 or later.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2014-9277");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
      script_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/11/26");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/11/27");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/12/19");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mediawiki:mediawiki");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("mediawiki_detect.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Settings/ParanoidReport", "installed_sw/MediaWiki", "www/PHP");
      script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("http.inc");
    include("install_func.inc");
    
    app = "MediaWiki";
    get_install_count(app_name:app, exit_if_zero:TRUE);
    
    port = get_http_port(default:80, php:TRUE);
    
    install = get_single_install(
      app_name : app,
      port     : port,
      exit_if_unknown_ver : TRUE
    );
    version = install['version'];
    install_url = build_url(qs:install['path'], port:port);
    
    if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
    
    if (
      version =~ "^1\.19\.(\d|1\d|2[01])([^0-9]|$)" ||
      version =~ "^1\.22\.(\d|1[0-3])([^0-9]|$)"  ||
      version =~ "^1\.23\.[0-6]([^0-9]|$)"
    )
    {
      set_kb_item(name:'www/'+port+'/XSS', value:TRUE);
    
      if (report_verbosity > 0)
      {
        report =
          '\n  URL               : ' + install_url +
          '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
          '\n  Fixed versions    : 1.19.22 / 1.22.14 / 1.23.7' +
          '\n';
        security_hole(port:port, extra:report);
      }
      else security_hole(port);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_WEB_APP_NOT_AFFECTED, app, install_url, version);
    
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRIVA_MDVSA-2014-241.NASL
    descriptionUpdated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilies : In MediaWiki before 1.23.7, a missing CSRF check could allow reflected XSS on wikis that allow raw HTML (CVE-2014-9276). MediaWiki
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id79986
    published2014-12-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/79986
    titleMandriva Linux Security Advisory : mediawiki (MDVSA-2014:241)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2014:241. 
    # The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(79986);
      script_version("1.6");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:56");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-9276", "CVE-2014-9277");
      script_bugtraq_id(71473);
      script_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2014:241");
    
      script_name(english:"Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : mediawiki (MDVSA-2014:241)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Updated mediawiki packages fix security vulnerabilies :
    
    In MediaWiki before 1.23.7, a missing CSRF check could allow reflected
    XSS on wikis that allow raw HTML (CVE-2014-9276).
    
    MediaWiki's mangling, in MediaWiki before 1.23.7, could allow an
    article editor to inject code into API consumers that blindly
    unserialize PHP representations of the page from the API
    (CVE-2014-9277).
    
    This update provides MediaWiki 1.23.7, which fixes these security
    issues and other bugs."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0506.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mediawiki");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mediawiki-mysql");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mediawiki-pgsql");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mediawiki-sqlite");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/12/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/12/15");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK-MBS1", reference:"mediawiki-1.23.7-1.mbs1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK-MBS1", reference:"mediawiki-mysql-1.23.7-1.mbs1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK-MBS1", reference:"mediawiki-pgsql-1.23.7-1.mbs1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"MDK-MBS1", reference:"mediawiki-sqlite-1.23.7-1.mbs1")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201502-04.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201502-04 (MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MediaWiki. Please review the CVE identifiers and MediaWiki announcement referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, create a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, and inject arbitrary web script or HTML. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id81227
    published2015-02-09
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/81227
    titleGLSA-201502-04 : MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201502-04.
    #
    # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
    # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
    # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(81227);
      script_version("1.5");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/02/07  9:34:55");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2013-6451", "CVE-2013-6452", "CVE-2013-6453", "CVE-2013-6454", "CVE-2013-6472", "CVE-2014-1610", "CVE-2014-2242", "CVE-2014-2243", "CVE-2014-2244", "CVE-2014-2665", "CVE-2014-2853", "CVE-2014-5241", "CVE-2014-5242", "CVE-2014-5243", "CVE-2014-7199", "CVE-2014-7295", "CVE-2014-9276", "CVE-2014-9277", "CVE-2014-9475", "CVE-2014-9476", "CVE-2014-9477", "CVE-2014-9478", "CVE-2014-9479", "CVE-2014-9480", "CVE-2014-9481", "CVE-2014-9487", "CVE-2014-9507");
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201502-04");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-201502-04 : MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
    patches."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201502-04
    (MediaWiki: Multiple vulnerabilities)
    
        Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MediaWiki. Please
          review the CVE identifiers and MediaWiki announcement referenced below
          for details.
      
    Impact :
    
        A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the
          privileges of the process, create a Denial of Service condition, obtain
          sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, and inject arbitrary
          web script or HTML.
      
    Workaround :
    
        There is no known workaround at this time."
      );
      # https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2014-June/000155.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4ef35312"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201502-04"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All MediaWiki 1.23 users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/mediawiki-1.23.8'
        All MediaWiki 1.22 users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/mediawiki-1.22.15'
        All MediaWiki 1.19 users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/mediawiki-1.19.23'"
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"d2_elliot_name", value:"MediaWiki thumb.php page Parameter Remote Shell Command Injection");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_d2_elliot", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'MediaWiki Thumb.php Remote Command Execution');
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mediawiki");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/01/30");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/02/07");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/02/09");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("qpkg.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (qpkg_check(package:"www-apps/mediawiki", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.23.8", "rge 1.22.15", "rge 1.19.23"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.23.8"))) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = qpkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "MediaWiki");
    }