CVE-2022-21710

Cross-site Scripting in ShortDescription extension

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: January 24, 2022 at 07:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:26 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsShortdescriptionmediawiki-extensions-ShortDescription

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
PoC

Description

ShortDescription is a MediaWiki extension that provides local short description support. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.3.4. On a wiki that has the ShortDescription enabled, XSS can be triggered on any page or the page with the action=info parameter, which displays the shortdesc property. This is achieved using the wikitext `{{SHORTDESC:<img src=x onerror=alert()>}}`. This issue has a patch in version 2.3.4.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.3.4
Affected range stops below 2.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.3.4
Affected range stops below 2.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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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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