CVE-2022-42985 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the ScratchLogin extension (through version 1.1) for MediaWiki. This flaw allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts due to improper escaping of verification failure messages. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 4.8), exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction, leading to potential low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:scratch-wiki:scratch_login:*:*:*:*:*:mediawiki:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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