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CVE-2021-42043

An issue was discovered in Special:MediaSearch in the MediaSearch extension in MediaWiki through 1.36.2. The suggestion text (a parameter to mediasearch-did-you-mean) was not being properly sanitized and allowed for the injection and execution of HTML and JavaScript via the intitle: search operator within the query.

Severity
Medium 6.1
Published
6 Oct 2021
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
MediaWikiServers and applications · cpe:a:mediawiki:mediawiki
  • Every version up to 1.36.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42043
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42043