🛡️ CVE-2021-41798 — mediawiki
Description
MediaWiki before 1.36.2 allows XSS. Month related MediaWiki messages are not escaped before being used on the Special:Search results page.
Affected software
CVE-2021-41798 is recorded against 1 package.
- mediawiki
Timeline and source
Published on 6 March 2024 and last revised on 3 April 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
phabricator.wikimedia.org (Web)
security.gentoo.org (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Web)
CVE-2021-41798 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mediawiki | — | — |
References
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