CVE-2021-41798
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 11, 2021 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:08 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraMediaWiki
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.36.2
Affected range stops below 1.36.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CJDYJQWT43GBD6GNQ4OW7JOZ6WQ6DZTN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MDBPECBWN6LWNSWIQMVXK6PP4YFEUYHA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QNEAI2T3Y65I55ZB6UE6RMC662RZTGRX/
- https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T285515
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-24
References (5)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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